14 Ophiuchi

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:08 | Tran: 16:12 | Set: 22:15

Alt: 35.30° Az: 211.73° Direction: South-South-West

14 Ophiuchi is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

14 Ophiuchi visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, 14 Ophiuchi is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 14 Ophiuchi. The red arrow shows the motion of 14 Ophiuchi during the next 1000 years (-1.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.85 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 42m 58s

Declination +01° 08’ 06”

Hour Angle 01h 41m 40s

Sidereal Time 18h 24m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 41m 42s

Declination +01° 10’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 17.93°

Galactic Latitude 29.12°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 14 Ophiuchi.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.74

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.21

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.32

Temperature 7337K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Ophiuchi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 14 Ophiuchi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

14 Ophiuchi is distant 165.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.76

Distance (light year) 165.48

Radial Speed -45 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.097 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.051"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 14 Ophiuchi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD150557

SAO Catalogue SAO121790

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP81734

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 3290

FK5 Catalogue 3324

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 14 Ophiuchi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.9° RISE 10:08

Max altitude: 39.7° TRANSIT 16:12

Azimuth: 271.1° SET 22:15

Set Location

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