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Sabik - η Ophiuchi (eta Ophiuchi)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:01 | Tran: 7:37 | Set: 12:12
Alt: -6.27°   Az: 107.49°   Direction: East-South-East

Sabik, also designated as η Ophiuchi (eta Ophiuchi), is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

Sabik visual magnitude is 2.43, making it the 84th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Sabik is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Sabik - η Ophiuchi (eta Ophiuchi) star
DSS2 image of Sabik. The red arrow shows the motion of Sabik during the next 1000 years (0.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.63 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 11m 49s
-15° 45’ 15”
18h 39m 40s
11h 51m 29s

J2000

17h 10m 22s
-15° 43’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

6.72°
14.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Sabik - η Ophiuchi (eta Ophiuchi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.43
Main-sequence

0.37
A2V
9434K

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

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

Star System Properties

Sabik is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Sabik double sysyem:

2.43
2.83
0.4
0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Sabik is distant 84.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

25.79
84.09
-1 km/s
0.039 arcsec/y
0.098"/y

Alternative Designations

Sabik
η Ophiuchi
(eta Ophiuchi)
35 Ophiuchi
SAO160332
SAO160332
Gl 656.1A

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 105.8°
Max altitude: 22.8°
Azimuth: 254.2°