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69Tau Oph

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69Tau Oph · Scutum
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69Tau Oph has a visual magnitude of about 5.13: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 69Tau Oph: right ascension 18h 3m 5s, declination −8° 10′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).

69Tau Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88404, HD 164764, Gaia DR3 4170583776094715520. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 88404
Right ascension
18h 03m 05s
Declination
−8° 10′ 50″
Magnitude
5.13
Distance
≈ 179 ly
Data: gaia-dr3