Rasalhague

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Rasalhague is the brightest star in the constellation Ophiuchus, representing the head of the serpent-bearer in the night sky.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomicalObject
star
hasAlternativeName Alpha Ophiuchi NERFINISHED
hasApparentMagnitude 2.07
hasApparentMagnitudeV 2.07
hasBayerDesignation α Ophiuchi NERFINISHED
hasColor white
hasCompanion Rasalhague B NERFINISHED
hasCompanionSpectralType K-type main-sequence star
hasConstellationAbbreviation Oph NERFINISHED
hasDeclination +12° 33′ 36″
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly approximately 48.6
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc approximately 14.9
hasEffectiveTemperature_K about 8000
hasEquinox J2000.0
hasFlamsteedDesignation 55 Ophiuchi NERFINISHED
hasGalacticLatitude_deg about +22.4
hasGalacticLongitude_deg about 35.9
hasHDDesignation HD 159561 NERFINISHED
hasHIPDesignation HIP 86032 NERFINISHED
hasHRDesignation HR 6556 NERFINISHED
hasIAUConstellation Ophiuchus NERFINISHED
hasLuminosity_solarLuminosity about 25
hasMass_solarMass about 2.4
hasOblateness significant
hasParallax_mas about 67.1
hasRadius_solarRadius about 2.9
hasRightAscension 17h 34m 56.0s
hasRotationalVelocity_kmPerSec about 240
hasSpectralType A5III
A5IV
hasTraditionalNameOrigin Arabic
hasVariableType none known significant
isBrightestStarIn Ophiuchus NERFINISHED
isIAUApprovedName true
isInBinarySystem true
isInConstellation Ophiuchus NERFINISHED
isNorthernStar true
isPartOf Ophiuchus constellation NERFINISHED
isPartOfAsterism figure of Ophiuchus
isRapidRotator true
isVisibleFrom Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
nameDerivedFrom Arabic phrase "raʾs al-ḥawwā" NERFINISHED
nameMeaning head of the serpent-charmer
represents head of the serpent-bearer

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Ophiuchus containsBrightStar Rasalhague