τ-Oph (Star)

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

Show information for


From South El Monte , τ-Oph is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:57, 47° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 24° above your south-western horizon.

Name τ-Oph
Object type Star
Other names
τ-Oph
Tau Ophiuchi
69-Oph
69 Ophiuchi
HR 6734[1]
HD 164765
NSV 10073
Position
Right ascension:18h03m04s [1]
Declination:−08°10'50" [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:
Variable
5.24 (V) [1]

Share