E-Oph (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , e-Oph is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 58° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:26, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:17, when it sinks below 19° above your western horizon.
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Name
E-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h18m36s [4] |
| Declination: | +10°51'50" [4] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 5.04 (V) [2] 7.04 (BT) [2] 5.20 (VT) [2] 4.44 (G) [4] 5.28 (BP) [4] 3.55 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 156.8 parsec 511.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.56 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 98.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 175.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.94 |
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