ρ-Oph (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , ρ-Oph is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:12 (PDT), 32° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:33, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:07, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name ρ-Oph
Object type Star
Other names
ρ-Oph
Rho Ophiuchi
5-Oph
5 Ophiuchi
HR 6113[1]
HD 147934
Position
Right ascension:16h25m35s [1]
Declination:−23°26'46" [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:5.92 (V) [1]

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