ν Ophiuchi (nu Ophiuchi)

Altitude: 16.9° Azimuth: 131.9° Direction: South-East

ν Ophiuchi is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

ν Ophiuchi visual magnitude is 3.34. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Ophiuchi:

Color of ν Ophiuchi ⬤

Magnitude of ν Ophiuchi 3.34

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

ν Ophiuchi (nu Ophiuchi) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 16.9°
Azimuth: 131.9°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ν Ophiuchi

ν 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 ν Ophiuchi are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 17h 59m 01s

Declination J2000 -09° 46’ 24”

Galactic Longitude 18.17°

Galactic Latitude 6.98°

Constellation Ophiuchus

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

Finder chart ν Ophiuchi (nu Ophiuchi) star

Simplified finder chart for ν Ophiuchi (nu Ophiuchi).

Visibility of ν Ophiuchi from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 99.8° RISE 7:46

Max altitude: 28.7° TRANSIT 12:54

Azimuth: 260.2° SET 18:03

Digitized Sky Survey image of ν Ophiuchi

The image below is a photograph of ν 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 ν Ophiuchi is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.116 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of ν Ophiuchi. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Ophiuchi during the next 1000 years (-0.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.93 arcmin in declination);

Distance of ν Ophiuchi from the Sun and relative movement

ν Ophiuchi is distant 152.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 46.84 pc

Distance (light year) 152.69 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.116 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ν Ophiuchi

ν Ophiuchi belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.01

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature of ν Ophiuchi 4767K

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

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

Alternative designations of ν Ophiuchi

Bayer designation ν Ophiuchi
(nu Ophiuchi)

Flamsteed designation 64 Ophiuchi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD163917

SAO Catalogue SAO142004

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP88048

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 4632

FK5 Catalogue 673

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