φ-Oph (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , φ-Oph is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:29, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:25, 31° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:16, 25° above your south-western horizon.

Name φ-Oph
Object type Star
Other names
φ-Oph
Phi Ophiuchi
8-Oph
8 Ophiuchi
HR 6147[1]
HD 148786
HIP 80894[3]
TYC 6203-806-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 4325157278258097792[4]
Position
Right ascension:16h31m08s [4]
Declination:-16°36'46" [4]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:4.28 (V) [2]
5.44 (BT) [2]
4.38 (VT) [2]
4.05 (G) [4]
4.51 (BP) [4]
3.43 (RP) [4]
Distance:73.4 parsec
239.3 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.90
Proper motion (speed):59.4 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):230.9°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.05

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