χ-Oph (Star)

From Cambridge , χ-Oph is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:49 (EDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:44, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:27, when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
Name
χ-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 16h27m01s [6] |
Declination: | −18°27'22" [6] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: Variable | 4.26 (V) [3] 4.51 (BT) [2] 4.28 (VT) [2] 4.20 (G) [6] 4.40 (BP) [6] 3.80 (RP) [6] |
Distance: | 152.9 parsec 498.5 lightyrs [6] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.21 |
Proper motion (speed): | 22.9 mas/yr[6] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 193.6° |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.66 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.