Yed-Posterior (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , Yed-Posterior will become visible at around 21:39 (EDT), 44° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:12.

Name Yed-Posterior
Object type Star
Other names
Yed Posterior
ε-Oph
Epsilon Ophiuchi
2-Oph
2 Ophiuchi
HR 6075[1]
HD 146791
HIP 79882[5]
TYC 5042-999-1[4]
Gaia EDR3- 4356298849169862784[6]
Position
Right ascension:16h18m19s [6]
Declination:−04°41'32" [6]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:3.24 (V) [3]
4.47 (BT) [2]
3.34 (VT) [2]
2.98 (G) [6]
3.72 (BP) [6]
2.49 (RP) [6]
Distance:32.8 parsec
106.8 lightyrs [6]
B-V Color (mag):0.97
Proper motion (speed):93.3 mas/yr[6]
Proper motion (pos ang):64.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.66

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