A-Oph (Star)

From South El Monte , A-Oph is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:16 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:57, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:24, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
Name
A-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 17h15m20s [5] |
Declination: | −26°36'24" [5] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 5.02 (V) [3] 6.11 (BT) [2] 5.11 (VT) [2] 4.83 (G) [5] 5.29 (BP) [5] 4.23 (RP) [5] |
Distance: | 6.0 parsec 19.4 lightyrs [5] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
Proper motion (speed): | 1.25 arcsec/yr[5] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 203.5° |
Absolute mag (V): | 6.15 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.