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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.
Ophiuchus (/ ˌ ɒ f i ˈ juː k ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ὀφιοῦχος, lit. 'Serpent-bearer'; astrological symbol ⛎︎) has been proposed as a 13th sign of the sidereal and tropical zodiac. The idea appears to have originated in 1970 with Steven Schmidt's suggestion of a 14-sign zodiac, also including Cetus as a sign.
ξ Oph, Latinized as Xi Ophiuchi, is a visual binary star [9] system in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. [2] It has a yellow-white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.39. [2]
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.
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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 ...
Alpha Ophiuchi (α Ophiuchi, abbreviated Alpha Oph, α Oph), also named Rasalhague / ˈ r æ s əl h eɪ ɡ /, [12] [13] is a binary star and the brightest star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. Nomenclature