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Catalog/Ophiuchus/61 Oph

61 Oph

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61 Oph · Ophiuchus
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61 Oph has a visual magnitude of about 6.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for 61 Oph: right ascension 17h 44m 34s, declination +2° 34′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Ophiuchus constellation (IAU figure Oph).

61 Oph. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86831, HD 161270, Gaia DR3 4376054289983293696. In the SkyKeepsake Ophiuchus (Oph) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 86831
Right ascension
17h 44m 34s
Declination
+2° 34′ 46″
Magnitude
6.13
Distance
≈ 316 ly
Data: gaia-dr3