ν-Oph (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , ν-Oph is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:14, when it reaches an altitude of 16° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:05, 39° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:34, 38° above your southern horizon.

Name ν-Oph
Object type Star
Other names
ν-Oph
Nu Ophiuchi
64-Oph
64 Ophiuchi
HR 6698[1]
HD 163917
HIP 88048[3]
TYC 5678-956-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 4164319171172759040[4]
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

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