P-Oph (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , p-Oph is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:43, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
P-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h05m27s [2] |
| Declination: | +02°29'59" [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 4.13 (V) [2] 5.18 (BT) [2] 4.22 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 5.1 parsec 16.6 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.82 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 970.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 172.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 5.60 |
Sources