68-Oph (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , 68-Oph is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:02 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 47° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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Name
68-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h01m45s [2] |
| Declination: | +01°18'18" [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.43 (V) [2] 4.46 (BT) [2] 4.43 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 89.7 parsec 292.4 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 20.7 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 129.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.33 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.