σ-Oph (Star)

From South El Monte , σ-Oph is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 47° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:09, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
Name
σ-Oph
|
Object type
Star
|
Right ascension: | 17h26m30s [4] |
Declination: | +04°08'25" [4] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: Variable | 4.33 (V) [2] 6.29 (BT) [2] 4.50 (VT) [2] 3.82 (G) [4] 4.62 (BP) [4] 2.98 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 266.1 parsec 867.5 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.53 |
Proper motion (speed): | 6.9 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 12.2° |
Absolute mag (V): | -2.79 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.