ρ-Oph (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ρ-Oph will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:07.
|
Name
ρ-Oph
|
Object type
Star
|
Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h25m35s [4] |
| Declination: | −23°26'50" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 5.05 (V) [2] 5.26 (BT) [2] 5.07 (VT) [2] 4.91 (G) [4] 5.06 (BP) [4] 4.58 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 137.7 parsec 449.0 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.16 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 23.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 190.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.65 |
Sources