μ-Oph (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , μ-Oph will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 40° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:21.
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Name
μ-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h37m50s [4] |
| Declination: | −08°07'07" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 4.61 (V) [2] 4.72 (BT) [2] 4.62 (VT) [2] 4.53 (G) [4] 4.62 (BP) [4] 4.36 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 199.8 parsec 651.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 23.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 206.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.90 |
Sources