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Ophiuchus (/ ˌ ɒ f i ˈ juː k ə s /) is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator. Its name comes from the Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος ( ophioûkhos ), meaning "serpent-bearer", and it is commonly represented as a man grasping a snake.
Theta Ophiuchi, Latinized from θ Ophiuchi, is a multiple star system in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It lies on the "right foot" of the serpent-bearer, just southwest of Kepler's Star, the nova of 1604.
Serpens held by Ophiuchus, as depicted in Urania's Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c. 1825. Above the tail of the serpent is the now-obsolete constellation Taurus Poniatovii while below it is Scutum. In Greek mythology, Serpens represents a snake held by the healer Asclepius. Represented in the sky by the constellation ...
λ Ophiuchi, Latinized as Lambda Ophiuchi, is a triple star system [3] in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. [10] It has the traditional name Marfik / ˈ m ɑːr f ɪ k /, [11] which now applies exclusively to the primary component. [12] The system is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light with an apparent visual magnitude ...
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ophiuchus, sorted by decreasing ... 50 G. Ser Cau in Ophiuchus; α² CVn variable 123 G. Oph ... Table legend ...
Some people believe that there's a 13th zodiac sign called Ophiuchus. An astrologer explains whether there's any truth to that theory.
Epsilon Ophiuchi or ε Ophiuchi, formally named Yed Posterior (/ ˌ j ɛ d p ɒ ˈ s t ɪər i ər /), [12] [13] is a red giant [7] star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.Located less than five degrees south of the celestial equator in the eastern part of the constellation, [1] it forms a naked eye optical double with Delta Ophiuchi (named Yed Prior [13]).
Nu Ophiuchi and its brown dwarf companion Nu Ophiuchi b. Nu Ophiuchi has about three times the mass of the Sun and is roughly 340 million years old. [6] The spectrum of the star matches a stellar classification of K0 IIIa, [3] indicating it is a giant star that has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and evolved away from the main sequence of stars.