Upsilon Oph

HIP 80628; Upsilon Oph; 3 Oph Star Ophiuchus (Oph) Visible Level 2 Small telescope (4")

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Physical Properties

Magnitude 4.63

Spectral Type A3m

Star Color Yellow-white (B-V 0.17)

Distance 116 ly

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 27m 48.1s

Dec -08° 22' 18.0"

Constellation Ophiuchus (Oph)

HR 6129

HIP 80628

Bayer Upsilon

Flamsteed 3 Oph

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Variable Star

Component B of visual double, 7.0 - >11.0v.

Spectroscopic Binary

27.218d, K 34.9k/s, V0 -33.6k/s, msin3i 0.204, asini 8.79.

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