61-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 , 61-Oph will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 50° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:57.

Name 61-Oph
Object type Star
Other names
61-Oph
61 Ophiuchi
HR 6609[1]
HD 161270
HIP 86831[3]
TYC 419-2147-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 4376054289983293696[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h44m34s [4]
Declination:+02°34'46" [4]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:6.12 (V) [2]
6.22 (BT) [2]
6.13 (VT) [2]
6.13 (G) [4]
6.17 (BP) [4]
6.02 (RP) [4]
Distance:96.8 parsec
315.7 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.08
Proper motion (speed):17.0 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):14.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):1.19

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