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Xi
Its story
Xi Ophiuchi shines just 57 light-years away within the vast Serpent-Bearer, the celestial figure who holds the snake between his hands. It is a relatively nearby F-type star, hotter and whiter than the Sun, with a crisp light that travels a cosmologically short distance before reaching an earthbound gaze.
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.39
- Distance
- 56.6 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 260.252° · Dec -21.113°
- Catalogue
- HIP 84893 · HD 156897
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