The star A-Oph
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , A-Oph is visible between 22:09 and 02:12. It will become accessible at around 22:09, when it rises 18° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:13, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:12 when it sinks to 18° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
A-Oph
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 4.33 (V)[1] 6.11 (BT)[1] 5.11 (VT)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
| Right Ascension: | 17h15m21s [1] |
| Declination: | -26°36'00" [1] |
| Distance: | 6.0 parsec 19.5 lightyrs [1] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1238.1 mas/yr [1] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 202.5° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 5.44 |
Source