τ-Oph (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , τ-Oph is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:10, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:44, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
τ-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h03m04s [1] |
| Declination: | −08°10'50" [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.24 (V) [1] |