Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Right ascension | 17h 18m 37.0s [1] |
Declination | +10° 51′ 52″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.03 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K4II-III [2] |
U−B color index | 1.89 [2] |
B−V color index | 1.55 [2] |
R−I color index | 0.83[ citation needed ] |
Other designations | |
e Oph, 66 Her, BD+11 3156, SAO 102725, HD 156681, HR 6433 [1] | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
e Ophiuchi (HD 156681) is a star in the constellation Ophiuchus near the border with Hercules, which it had been mistakenly catalogued 66 Herculis.[ citation needed ] It has an apparent magnitude of 5.03.