41 Ophiuchi
41 Ophiuchi is a double giant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
41 Ophiuchi visual magnitude is 4.73. Because of its moderate brightness, 41 Ophiuchi should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 41 Ophiuchi:
41 Ophiuchi is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -6.3°
Azimuth: 82.8°
Direction: East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 41 Ophiuchi
41 Ophiuchi is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 41 Ophiuchi are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 41 Ophiuchi in the sky:

Visibility of 41 Ophiuchi from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 41 Ophiuchi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 41 Ophiuchi
The image below is a photograph of 41 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 41 Ophiuchi is -0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.066 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 41 Ophiuchi from the Sun and relative movement
41 Ophiuchi is distant 217.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 41 Ophiuchi
41 Ophiuchi belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 41 Ophiuchi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

41 Ophiuchi star system properties
41 Ophiuchi is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 41 Ophiuchi double sysyem: