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Ophiuchus

Genitive: Ophiuchi

Equatorial Été 948 sq° Oph

Étoile la plus brillante : Rasalhague (mag 2.08)

RA 17h 19m 60.0s · Dec -5d 00' 0"

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Ophiuchus - Mythologie

Mythologie

Le Serpentaire, identifié à Asclépios, le guérisseur si habile qu'il pouvait ressusciter les morts. Zeus le foudroya mais le plaça dans le ciel. Il tient le serpent Serpens.

Points Forts de l'Observation

Grande constellation chevauchant l'équateur céleste avec de nombreux amas globulaires : M9, M10, M12, M14, M19, M62, M107. Contient également l'étoile de Barnard, le deuxième système stellaire le plus proche du Soleil.

When is Ophiuchus up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude -36°Jan 01:00 — altitude -29°Jan 02:00 — altitude -20°Jan 03:00 — altitude -11°Jan 04:00 — altitude -1°Jan 05:00 — altitude 9°Jan 06:00 — altitude 17° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude 25° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude 27° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -7° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude -26° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude -34°Jan 20:00 — altitude -40°Jan 21:00 — altitude -44°Jan 22:00 — altitude -45°Jan 23:00 — altitude -42°Jan: best around 05:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude -20°Feb 01:00 — altitude -10°Feb 02:00 — altitude -1°Feb 03:00 — altitude 9°Feb 04:00 — altitude 18°Feb 05:00 — altitude 25°Feb 06:00 — altitude 31° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude 27° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude 20° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude 2° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -7° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude -17° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude -26° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude -34° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude -41° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude -44° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude -45°Feb 21:00 — altitude -42°Feb 22:00 — altitude -36°Feb 23:00 — altitude -28°Feb: best around 05:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude -2°Mar 01:00 — altitude 7°Mar 02:00 — altitude 16°Mar 03:00 — altitude 24°Mar 04:00 — altitude 30°Mar 05:00 — altitude 34° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude 28° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude -42° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude -37°Mar 21:00 — altitude -29°Mar 22:00 — altitude -21°Mar 23:00 — altitude -11°Mar: best around 04:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude 16°Apr 01:00 — altitude 24°Apr 02:00 — altitude 30°Apr 03:00 — altitude 34°Apr 04:00 — altitude 35° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude 28° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude -16° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude -20° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude -11°Apr 22:00 — altitude -1°Apr 23:00 — altitude 8°Apr: best around 03:00 localMayMay 00:00 — altitude 30°May 01:00 — altitude 34°May 02:00 — altitude 35° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude 28° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude 8° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude 17° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude 24°May: best around 01:00 localJunJun 00:00 — altitude 35° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude 28° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude 21° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude 13° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude 3° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude -16° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude 25° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude 31° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude 34° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude 28°Jul 01:00 — altitude 21° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude 13° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude 4° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude -25° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude -2° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude 30° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude 34° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude 35° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)Jul: best around 00:00 localAugAug 00:00 — altitude 13°Aug 01:00 — altitude 4°Aug 02:00 — altitude -6°Aug 03:00 — altitude -16° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude -25° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude -44° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude 35° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude 33° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude 28°Aug 23:00 — altitude 21°Aug: best around 22:00 localSepSep 00:00 — altitude -6°Sep 01:00 — altitude -16°Sep 02:00 — altitude -25°Sep 03:00 — altitude -33°Sep 04:00 — altitude -40° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude -44° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude -45° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude 32° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude 27° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude 20°Sep 22:00 — altitude 12°Sep 23:00 — altitude 3°Sep: best around 21:00 localOctOct 00:00 — altitude -25°Oct 01:00 — altitude -33°Oct 02:00 — altitude -40°Oct 03:00 — altitude -44°Oct 04:00 — altitude -45°Oct 05:00 — altitude -42° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude -37° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude -29° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude -20° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude 28° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude 21°Oct 20:00 — altitude 12°Oct 21:00 — altitude 3°Oct 22:00 — altitude -7°Oct 23:00 — altitude -16°Oct: best around 19:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude -40°Nov 01:00 — altitude -44°Nov 02:00 — altitude -45°Nov 03:00 — altitude -42°Nov 04:00 — altitude -37°Nov 05:00 — altitude -29°Nov 06:00 — altitude -20° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude -11° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude -1° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude 27° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude 20° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude 12° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude 3°Nov 20:00 — altitude -7°Nov 21:00 — altitude -17°Nov 22:00 — altitude -26°Nov 23:00 — altitude -34°Nov: best around 19:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude -45°Dec 01:00 — altitude -42°Dec 02:00 — altitude -37°Dec 03:00 — altitude -29°Dec 04:00 — altitude -20°Dec 05:00 — altitude -11°Dec 06:00 — altitude -1° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude 8° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude 34° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude 35° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude 28° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude 21° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude 3° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -7°Dec 19:00 — altitude -16°Dec 20:00 — altitude -25°Dec 21:00 — altitude -34°Dec 22:00 — altitude -40°Dec 23:00 — altitude -44°
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
28°
SW (az 219°)
setting

Upcoming (local)

Rise 21:10
Transit 02:44 35°
Set 08:24

Across the year

Best month April
Peak altitude 35°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year 852

Neighboring Constellations

Hercules Serpens Scorpius Sagittarius

Objets phares in Ophiuchus

8
Messier 10 survey image
Messier 10

NGC 6254

6.6 mag 15.1 Easy
Messier 12 survey image
Messier 12

NGC 6218

6.7 mag 14.5 Easy
Messier 19 survey image
Messier 19

NGC 6273

6.8 mag 13.5 Easy
Messier 62 survey image
Messier 62

NGC 6266

6.5 mag 14.1 Easy
Guniibuu

HIP 84405; 36 Oph

5.07 mag 5.2″ B: 5.1 K0V Easy
X Oph

HIP 91389

6.40 mag 5.9 - 8.6 M M6IIIe+K1III Medium
39 Oph

HIP 84626; 39 Oph

5.20 mag 10.7″ B: 6.6 K0II-III Easy
Rho Oph

HIP 80473; Rho Oph; 5 Oph

5.02 mag 3.2″ B: 5.7 B2IV Medium

Étoiles Principales in Ophiuchus

20
Rasalhague

HIP 86032; Alpha Oph; 55 Oph

2.08 mag 0.8″ B: 5.0 A5IVnn Very Hard
Sabik

HIP 84012; Eta Oph; 35 Oph

2.43 mag 0.3″ B: 3.3 A2IV-V Easy
Zeta Oph

HIP 81377; Zeta Oph; 13 Oph

2.56 mag B0.5Ve Easy
Yed Prior

HIP 79593; Delta Oph; 1 Oph

2.74 mag M0.5III Easy
Cebalrai

HIP 86742; Beta Oph; 60 Oph

2.77 mag K2III Easy
Kappa Oph

HIP 83000; Kappa Oph; 27 Oph

3.20 mag K2III Easy
Yed Posterior

HIP 79882; Epsilon Oph; 2 Oph

3.24 mag G9.5IIIb Fe-0.5 Easy
Theta Oph

HIP 84970; Theta Oph; 42 Oph

3.27 mag 0.1″ B: 6.2 B2 IV Easy
Nu Oph

HIP 88048; Nu Oph; 64 Oph

3.34 mag K1 III Easy
72 Oph

HIP 88771; 72 Oph

3.73 mag A5V Easy
Gamma Oph

HIP 87108; Gamma Oph; 62 Oph

3.75 mag A1VnkA0mA0 Easy
Marfik

HIP 80883; Lambda Oph; 10 Oph

3.82 mag 1.3″ B: 5.2 B9/A0 III Very Hard
67 Oph

HIP 88192; 67 Oph

3.97 mag 54.7″ B: 8.1 B5Ib Easy
70 Oph

HIP 88601; 70 Oph

4.03 mag 6.7″ B: 6.2 K0V Easy
44 Oph

HIP 85340; 44 Oph

4.17 mag 0.1″ B: 5.1 A3m Easy
Phi Oph

HIP 80894; Phi Oph; 8 Oph

4.28 mag 119.4″ B: 10.8 G8+IIIa Hard
45 Oph

HIP 85423; 45 Oph

4.29 mag F5IVDel Sct* Easy
RS Oph

HR 9129

4.30 mag 4.3 - 12.5 NR+LB Peculiar Very Hard
Sigma Oph

HIP 85355; Sigma Oph; 49 Oph

4.34 mag K2II Easy
Iota Oph

HIP 82673; Iota Oph; 25 Oph

4.38 mag 0.4″ B: 8.7 B8V Very Hard

Étoiles Doubles in Ophiuchus

15
Guniibuu

HIP 84405; 36 Oph

5.07 mag 5.2″ B: 5.1 K0V Easy
39 Oph

HIP 84626; 39 Oph

5.20 mag 10.7″ B: 6.6 K0II-III Easy
Rho Oph

HIP 80473; Rho Oph; 5 Oph

5.02 mag 3.2″ B: 5.7 B2IV Medium
53 Oph

HIP 85998; 53 Oph

5.81 mag 40.8″ B: 7.5 A2V Easy
HIP 88627
7.04 mag 7.1″ B: 7.4 A3IV Easy
61 Oph

HIP 86831; 61 Oph

6.17 mag 20.6″ B: 6.5 A1IV-V Easy
70 Oph

HIP 88601; 70 Oph

4.03 mag 6.7″ B: 6.2 K0V Easy
Xi Oph

HIP 84893; Xi Oph; 40 Oph

4.39 mag 4.1″ B: 8.9 F1III-IV Hard
HIP 82951
6.27 mag 4.4″ B: 7.6 B6V+B7V Easy
HIP 85537
5.44 mag 46.8″ B: 9.8 A8V Medium
19 Oph

HIP 82162; 19 Oph

6.10 mag 24.0″ B: 9.7 A3V Medium
67 Oph

HIP 88192; 67 Oph

3.97 mag 54.7″ B: 8.1 B5Ib Easy
HIP 80719
6.48 mag 5.6″ B: 9.7 F2V Medium
HIP 86391
6.26 mag 111.3″ B: 7.8 K0III+F4IV Easy
HIP 90971
6.42 mag 37.8″ B: 10.3 B8IIIpSiSr: Medium

Étoiles Variables in Ophiuchus

5
RS Oph

HR 9129

4.30 mag 4.3 - 12.5 NR+LB Peculiar Very Hard
X Oph

HIP 91389

6.40 mag 5.9 - 8.6 M M6IIIe+K1III Medium
U Oph

HIP 84500

5.88 mag 5.84 - 6.56 EA/DM B5Vnn+B5V Medium
Y Oph

HIP 87495

6.21 mag 5.87 - 6.34 DCEP F8Ib-G3Ib Medium
V1010 Oph

HIP 82339

6.10 mag 6.10 - 7.00 EB/KE A5V Medium

Objets du Ciel Profond in Ophiuchus

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Amas Ouvert (2)
Tweedledee Cluster survey image
Tweedledee Cluster

NGC 6633

4.6 mag 27. Easy
IC 4665 survey image
IC 4665
4.2 mag 41. Easy
Amas Globulaire (21)
Messier 10 survey image
Messier 10

NGC 6254

6.6 mag 15.1 Easy
Messier 12 survey image
Messier 12

NGC 6218

6.7 mag 14.5 Easy
Messier 19 survey image
Messier 19

NGC 6273

6.8 mag 13.5 Easy
Messier 62 survey image
Messier 62

NGC 6266

6.5 mag 14.1 Easy
Messier 14 survey image
Messier 14

NGC 6402

7.6 mag 11.7 Easy
Messier 9 survey image
Messier 9

NGC 6333

7.7 mag 9.3 Easy
Messier 107 survey image
Messier 107

NGC 6171

7.9 mag 10.0 Easy
NGC 6293 survey image
NGC 6293
8.2 mag 7.9 Easy
NGC 6304 survey image
NGC 6304
8.4 mag 6.8 Easy
NGC 6356 survey image
NGC 6356
8.4 mag 7.2 Easy
NGC 6284 survey image
NGC 6284
9.0 mag 5.6 Medium
NGC 6287 survey image
NGC 6287
9.2 mag 5.1 Medium
NGC 6401 survey image
NGC 6401
9.5 mag 5.6 Medium
NGC 6355 survey image
NGC 6355
9.6 mag 5.0 Medium
NGC 6366 survey image
NGC 6366
10.0 mag 8.3 Medium
NGC 6235 survey image
NGC 6235
10.2 mag 5.0 Medium
NGC 6316 survey image
NGC 6316
9.0 mag 4.9 Medium
NGC 6325 survey image
NGC 6325
10.7 mag 4.3 Hard
NGC 6342 survey image
NGC 6342
9.9 mag 3.0 Medium
NGC 6517 survey image
NGC 6517
10.3 mag 4.3 Medium
NGC 6426 survey image
NGC 6426
11.2 mag 3.2 Hard
Galaxie (4)
NGC 6615 survey image
NGC 6615
15.0 mag 1.2 S0-a Very Hard
NGC 6234 survey image
NGC 6234
15.0 mag E Very Hard
NGC 6280 survey image
NGC 6280
15.0 mag E Very Hard
IC 4691 survey image
IC 4691
15.0 mag E Very Hard
Nébuleuse Planétaire (1)
NGC 6572 survey image
NGC 6572
9.0 mag 0.1 Medium