κ-Oph (Star)
![κ-Oph Image of κ-Oph](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115928_dc66318ebd94.png)
From Fairfield , κ-Oph is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:38 (EDT), 57° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:05, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:10, when it sinks below 16° above your western horizon.
Name
κ-Oph
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 16h57m39s [4] |
Declination: | +09°22'29" [4] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: Variable | 3.19 (V) [2] 4.67 (BT) [2] 3.31 (VT) [2] 2.88 (G) [4] 3.69 (BP) [4] 2.38 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 26.9 parsec 87.8 lightyrs [4] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.16 |
Proper motion (speed): | 292.8 mas/yr[4] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 268.1° |
Absolute mag (V): | 1.04 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.