The star O-Oph
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , O-Oph is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 14° above the horizon at dusk.
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Name
O-Oph
|
Object Type
Star
|
Position
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 6.59 (V) [1] 7.20 (BT) [1] 6.64 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.48 |
| Right ascension: | 17h18m00s [2] |
| Declination: | -24°17'03" [2] |
| Distance: | 97.7 parsec 318.4 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 57.1 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 257.3° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.64 |