36 Ophiuchi

36 Ophiuchi is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

36 Ophiuchi visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its reltive faintness, 36 Ophiuchi should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 36 Ophiuchi:

Color of 36 Ophiuchi ⬤

Magnitude of 36 Ophiuchi 5.11

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 36 Ophiuchi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 36 Ophiuchi

36 Ophiuchi is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 36 Ophiuchi are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 15m 20s

Declination J2000 -26° 36’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 358.3°

Galactic Latitude 6.88°

Constellation Ophiuchus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 36 Ophiuchi in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 36 Ophiuchi.

Visibility of 36 Ophiuchi from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 36 Ophiuchi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.6° RISE 2:34

Max altitude: 11.9° TRANSIT 5:57

Azimuth: 243.4° SET 9:20

RIGHT NOW 36 Ophiuchi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 36 Ophiuchi

The image below is a photograph of 36 Ophiuchi from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 36 Ophiuchi is -0.458 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -1.142 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 36 Ophiuchi from the Sun and relative movement

36 Ophiuchi is distant 19.51 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 5.99 pc

Distance (light year) 19.51 ly

Proper Motion RA -0.458 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -1.142 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 36 Ophiuchi

36 Ophiuchi belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 6.22

Spectral Type K1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.86

Temperature of 36 Ophiuchi 5106K

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

Alternative designations of 36 Ophiuchi

Flamsteed designation 36 Ophiuchi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD155885

SAO Catalogue SAO185199

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP84405

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2612026

Gliese Catalogue Gl 663 B

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS10417

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