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23 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 4.91: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 23 Oph: right ascension 16h 54m 36s, declination −6° 9′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).

23 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 82730, HD 152601, Gaia DR3 4341074083458152704. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.