36 Ophiuchi
Below the horizon.
Rise: 22:42 | Tran: 2:09 | Set: 5:32
Alt: -8.49°
Az: 237.31°
Direction: West-South-West
36 Ophiuchi is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
36 Ophiuchi visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, 36 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 36 Ophiuchi. The red arrow shows the motion of 36 Ophiuchi during the next
100 years (-0.76 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.90 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 36 Ophiuchi.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 36 Ophiuchi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 36 Ophiuchi.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
36 Ophiuchi is distant 19.51 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's 36 Ophiuchi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):