Ophiuchus

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constellation equatorial constellation red dwarf star star zodiacal constellation

Ophiuchus is a large equatorial constellation often depicted as a serpent-bearer and sometimes referred to as the "13th sign" of the zodiac.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ophiuchus canonical 9
Ophiuchi 1
Ophiuchus constellation 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constellation ⓘ
equatorial constellation ⓘ
red dwarf star ⓘ
star ⓘ
zodiacal constellation ⓘ
abbreviation Oph ⓘ
areaRank 11 ⓘ
areaSquareDegrees 948 ⓘ
associatedWith Serpens Cauda ⓘ
surface form: Serpens
BayerDesignation Alpha Ophiuchi ⓘ
bestSeenIn July ⓘ
borderedBy Aquila ⓘ
Corona Borealis ⓘ
Hercules ⓘ
Libra ⓘ
Sagittarius ⓘ
Scorpius ⓘ
Scutum ⓘ
Serpens Caput ⓘ
Serpens Cauda ⓘ
catalogDesignation IAU constellation ⓘ
containsBrightStar Rasalhague ⓘ
containsDeepSkyObject IC 4665 ⓘ
Messier 10 ⓘ
Messier 12 ⓘ
Messier 14 ⓘ
Messier 19 ⓘ
Messier 62 ⓘ
Messier 10 ⓘ
surface form: Messier 9
containsStar Barnard's Star ⓘ
declinationRange approximately −30° to +15° ⓘ
eclipticCrossing Sun passes through Ophiuchus ⓘ
genitive Ophiuchus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ophiuchi
hasIAUBoundariesDefinedIn 1930 ⓘ
hemisphereVisibility northern hemisphere ⓘ
southern hemisphere ⓘ
isInConstellation Ophiuchus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Ophiuchus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
locatedIn celestial equator region ⓘ
meteorShower Ophiuchids ⓘ
mythologyAssociatedWith Asclepius ⓘ
nameMeaning serpent-bearer ⓘ
originCulture Greek mythology ⓘ
popularDescription 13th sign of the zodiac ⓘ
quadrant NQ4 ⓘ
recognizedBy International Astronomical Union ⓘ
rightAscensionRange approximately 16h to 18h ⓘ
sunTransitDates approximately November 29 to December 18 ⓘ
symbolizes a man holding a serpent ⓘ
visibleBetweenLatitudes +80° and −80° ⓘ
zodiacStatus crossed by the ecliptic ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sagittarius → borderingConstellation → Ophiuchus ⓘ
Gould Belt → encompasses → Ophiuchus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ophiuchus constellation
Serpens Cauda → borderedBy → Ophiuchus ⓘ
Scorpius → borderedByConstellation → Ophiuchus ⓘ
Ophiuchus → genitive → Ophiuchus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ophiuchi
Ophiuchus → isInConstellation → Ophiuchus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Rasalhague
Ophiuchus → isInConstellation → Ophiuchus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Barnard's Star
Scutum constellation → borderedBy → Ophiuchus ⓘ
subject surface form: Scutum
Ursa Major family → hasMember → Ophiuchus ⓘ
Ptolemy’s 48 constellations → includesConstellation → Ophiuchus ⓘ
Hercules → borders → Ophiuchus ⓘ