γ-Oph (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , γ-Oph is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:31 (EDT), 50° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:15, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:52, when it sinks below 17° above your western horizon.
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Name
γ-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h47m53s [4] |
| Declination: | +02°42'25" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 3.73 (V) [2] 3.79 (BT) [2] 3.74 (VT) [2] 3.75 (G) [4] 3.77 (BP) [4] 3.67 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 29.7 parsec 97.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 78.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 197.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.37 |
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