ν-Oph (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ν-Oph will become visible at around 17:56 (PST), 29° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 40 minutes after the Sun at 20:37.
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Name
ν-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h59m01s [4] |
| Declination: | −09°46'26" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 3.32 (V) [2] 4.58 (BT) [2] 3.42 (VT) [2] 3.08 (G) [4] 3.76 (BP) [4] 2.51 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 43.7 parsec 142.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 116.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 183.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.11 |
Sources