Constellation
The constellation Ophiuchus
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Ophiuchus gathers 88 naked-eye stars —down to magnitude 6— in Stelvia's catalogue. The brightest is Rasalhague, and the constellation reaches its highest point of the night around June.
Ophiuchus in figures
- Catalogued stars
- 88
- Brightest star
- Rasalhague
- Region of the sky
- Around the celestial equator
- Highest around
- June
- With a proper name
- 8
- Nearest star
- 70 Ophiuchi
Those visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6
Apparent magnitude 2.08
Declination from -30° to 13°
Month when it culminates at midnight
Stars with a traditional name, not just a catalogue designation
17 light years
These figures are computed over Stelvia's catalogue —stars visible to the naked eye, down to magnitude 6—, not over the constellation's real total: the count, the brightest and the nearest all refer to that catalogue. The region of the sky comes from the median declination of its stars; the month, from their mean right ascension.
Every star in Ophiuchus
The 88 stars of Ophiuchus catalogued by Stelvia, from the brightest to the faintest. Each one has its own page.
- RasalhagueAlpha Ophiuchi2.08
- SabikEta Ophiuchi2.43
- Zeta Ophiuchi2.54
- Yed PriorDelta Ophiuchi2.73
- CebalraiBeta Ophiuchi2.76
- Kappa Ophiuchi3.19
- Yed PosteriorEpsilon Ophiuchi3.23
- Theta Ophiuchi3.27
- Nu Ophiuchi3.32
- HYG 1191313.40
- 72 Ophiuchi3.71
- Gamma Ophiuchi3.75
- MarfikLambda Ophiuchi3.82
- 67 Ophiuchi3.93
- 70 Ophiuchi4.03
- 44 Ophiuchi4.16
- Chi Ophiuchi4.22
- 45 Ophiuchi4.28
- Phi Ophiuchi4.29
- Guniibuu4.33
- Sigma Ophiuchi4.34
- Iota Ophiuchi4.39
- Xi Ophiuchi4.39
- 68 Ophiuchi4.42
- Omega Ophiuchi4.45
- Psi Ophiuchi4.48
- HIP 853654.53
- Rho Ophiuchi4.57
- Mu Ophiuchi4.58
- Upsilon Ophiuchi4.62
- 20 Ophiuchi4.64
- 71 Ophiuchi4.64
- 41 Ophiuchi4.72
- Tau Ophiuchi4.77
- 51 Ophiuchi4.78
- 66 Ophiuchi4.79
- 30 Ophiuchi4.82
- 74 Ophiuchi4.85
- 58 Ophiuchi4.86
- HIP 817244.91
- HIP 846715.03
- Guniibuu B5.07
- Omicron Ophiuchi5.14
- 23 Ophiuchi5.23
- Tau Ophiuchi5.24
- HIP 806205.24
- 43 Ophiuchi5.30
- HIP 856675.31
- 37 Ophiuchi5.32
- HIP 912175.38
- HIP 806935.41
- HIP 855375.41
- HIP 897725.41
- HIP 839625.43
- HIP 912375.43
- HIP 878475.44
- HIP 890655.50
- 21 Ophiuchi5.51
- HIP 817545.55
- 24 Ophiuchi5.57
- HIP 857495.57
- HIP 859225.61
- HIP 836355.63
- HIP 903135.64
- HIP 807935.66
- HIP 890005.67
- 73 Ophiuchi5.71
- 14 Ophiuchi5.74
- 26 Ophiuchi5.74
- 12 Ophiuchi5.77
- HIP 851395.77
- HIP 875585.77
- 53 Ophiuchi5.80
- HIP 852075.82
- HIP 878125.82
- HIP 826215.86
- HIP 881015.86
- HIP 831765.88
- HIP 845005.89
- HIP 874915.91
- HIP 878755.95
- HIP 865755.97
- HIP 838545.98
- HIP 844025.98
- HIP 854425.98
- HIP 900525.99
- HIP 836016.00
- HYG 1191986.00
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