A-Oph (Star)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , A-Oph is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:58 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 21° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:50.

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Name A-Oph
Object type Star
Other names
A-Oph
A Ophiuchi
36-Oph
36 Ophiuchi
HR 6401[1]
HD 155886
HIP 84405[5]
TYC 6820-326-1[4]
Gaia EDR3- 4109030160308320128[6]
Position
Right ascension:17h15m20s [6]
Declination:-26°36'24" [6]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:5.02 (V) [3]
6.11 (BT) [2]
5.11 (VT) [2]
4.83 (G) [6]
5.29 (BP) [6]
4.23 (RP) [6]
Distance:6.0 parsec
19.4 lightyrs [6]
B-V Color (mag):0.86
Proper motion (speed):1.25 arcsec/yr[6]
Proper motion (pos ang):203.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):6.15
Visibility from Fairfield

All times shown in Fairfield local time.

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