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42The Oph

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42The Oph has a visual magnitude of about 3.26: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 42The Oph: right ascension 17h 22m 1s, declination −24° 59′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Scorpius constellation (IAU figure Sco).

42The Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 84970, HD 157056, Gaia DR3 4110730486352950144. In the SkyKeepsake Scorpius (Sco) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 84970
Right ascension
17h 22m 01s
Declination
−24° 59′ 59″
Magnitude
3.26
Data: gaia-dr3