Alpha Ophiuchi

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
binary star system
gptkbp:age 0.8 billion years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.08
+0.77
gptkbp:BayerDesignation α Ophiuchi
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Ophiuchus
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:FK5_653
gptkb:GC_23810
gptkb:HD_159561
HR 6556
ADS 10408
BD+12 3223
HIP 86032
SAO 102642
WDS J17349+1233
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V +0.09
+0.15
gptkbp:companionApparentMagnitude 6.0
gptkbp:companionSpectralType K5V
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Ophiuchus
gptkbp:declination +12° 33′ 36″
gptkbp:diameter 2.7 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1779
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 48.6 light years
gptkbp:equatorialCoordinatesEpoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:55_Ophiuchi
gptkbp:hasCompanion Alpha Ophiuchi B
gptkbp:hasInfraredExcess no
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:hasXrayEmission yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Ophiuchi
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Rasalhague
gptkbp:isOblate yes
gptkbp:isRotationallyFlattened yes
gptkbp:luminosity 25 solar luminosities
gptkbp:mass 2.4 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity −0.16 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:nameMeaning Head of the serpent collector (Arabic origin)
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Rasalhague
gptkbp:parallax 67.13 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA yes
−234.28 mas/yr
−8.16 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 17h 34m 56.1s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 240 km/s
gptkbp:separationFromCompanion 0.4 arcseconds
gptkbp:spectralType A5III
gptkbp:temperature 8,000 K
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rasalhague
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7