33Ophiuchus, The Serpent Bearer
NAME: Ophiuchus (oh-FEE-uh-kuss)
SEASON: Early summer
CULMINATION: midnight, 11 June
ABBREVIATION: Oph
GENITIVE: Ophiuchi (oh-FEE-uh-kee)
NEIGHBORS: Aql, Her, Lib, Sco, Ser, Sgr
BINOCULAR OBJECTS: NGC 6171 (M 107), NGC 6218 (M 12), NGC 6254 (M 10), NGC 6266 (M 62), NGC 6273 (M 19), NGC 6333 (M 9), NGC 6402 (M 14), IC 4665, NGC 6633
URBAN OBJECTS: NGC 6218 (M 12), NGC 6254 (M 10), NGC 6266 (M 62), IC 4665, NGC 663
Ophiuchus is a large equatorial constellation that ranks 11th in size among the 88 constellations. Ophiuchus covers 948 square degrees of the celestial sphere, or about 2.3%. Ophiuchus is a moderately bright constellation, containing two second-magnitude and seven third-magnitude stars. Despite that, ...
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