X-Oph (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , X-Oph will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 36° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 20:53.

Name X-Oph
Object type Star
Other names
X Oph
HR 7002[1]
HD 172171
HIP 91389[3]
TYC 1025-1976-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:18h38m21s [2]
Declination:+08°50'02" [2]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:
Variable
7.94 (V) [2]
9.38 (BT) [2]
8.06 (VT) [2]
B-V Color (mag):1.12
Proper motion (speed):25.3 mas/yr[1]
Proper motion (pos ang):321.0°

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