υ-Oph (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , υ-Oph will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 39° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:59.
Name
υ-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
Right ascension: | 16h27m48s [2] |
Declination: | −08°22'18" [2] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: Variable | 4.63 (V) [2] 4.85 (BT) [2] 4.65 (VT) [2] |
Distance: | 41.0 parsec 133.5 lightyrs [3] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.17 |
Proper motion (speed): | 68.5 mas/yr[3] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 260.1° |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | 1.57 |
Sources