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61 Ophiuchi

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:21 | Tran: 14:32 | Set: 20:43
Alt: -26.92°   Az: 44.07°   Direction: North-East

61 Ophiuchi is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

61 Ophiuchi visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, 61 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.

Image of 61 Ophiuchi star
DSS2 image of 61 Ophiuchi. The red arrow shows the motion of 61 Ophiuchi during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 45m 48s
+02° 34’ 13”
14h 33m 29s
08h 19m 18s

J2000

17h 44m 34s
+02° 34’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

27.5°
16.04°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 61 Ophiuchi star
Simplified finder chart for 61 Ophiuchi.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.17
Sub-giant

0.42
A1IV
9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 61 Ophiuchi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 61 Ophiuchi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

61 Ophiuchi is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 61 Ophiuchi double sysyem:

6.17
6.57
0.4
20.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

61 Ophiuchi is distant 459.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

141.04
459.80
-31 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

61 Ophiuchi
SAO122690
SAO122690

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 61 Ophiuchi rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.4°
Max altitude: 41.1°
Azimuth: 272.6°