Star b Ophiuchi
Blue Giant b Ophiuchi is located 81 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class kA5hA9mF1III, that has 177 % of solar mass.
For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
More about b Ophiuchi
Nearby star b Ophiuchi is is approximately 90 % bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 7559 K (7286 °C), which is about 131 % of Sun's temperature.
b Ophiuchi can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
b Oph, 44 Oph, CD−24°13337, FK5 1457, GC 23597, GJ 9591, Gliese 9591, HD 157792, HIP 85340, HR 6486, SAO 185401, TYC 6825-462-1, NSV 8640, Gaia EDR3 4111251723554095104
External sources
Simbad database (* b Oph)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
stars
exoplanets
en
Right ascension: 17h 26m 22.218s
Declination: -24° 10' 32.984'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax: 40.027
Sun distance: 81.484 ly | 25 pc
Temperature: 7559 K | 1.31 T Sun
Age: 1.028 billions years | 0.22 Sun
Luminosity: 13 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 4.2
česky
espaňol
deutsch
francais
X (twitter)
facebook