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Ophiuchus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.
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In 2009 it was announced that GJ 1214, a star in Ophiuchus, undergoes repeated, cyclical dimming with a period of about 1. 5 days consistent with the transit of a small orbiting planet.
Supernova 1604, also known as Kepler's Supernova, Kepler's Nova or Kepler's Star, was a supernova that occurred in the Milky Way, in the constellation Ophiuchus.
While Ptolemy noted that Ophiuchus is in contact with the ecliptic, he was aware that the twelve signs were just conventional names for 30 degrees segments ( especially since the Aries sign had ceased to be in contact with the Aries constellation already in his time ).
It was wedged in between Ophiuchus, Aquila and Serpens Cauda.
After his death, he was placed among the stars as the constellation Ophiuchus, which reminds of a man holding a serpent as if to kill it, in remembrance of his crime and punishment.
V849 Ophiuchi or Nova Ophiuchi 1919 was a nova that lit up in 1919 in the constellation Ophiuchus and reached a brightness of 7. 4 mag.
One end was near the shoulder of Ophiuchus and the other was near Pegasus, and in between it passed through the area now occupied by Vulpecula, flowing between Cygnus and Aquila.
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Ophiuchus is depicted as a man grasping a serpent ; the interposition of his body divides the snake constellation Serpens into two parts, Serpens Caput and Serpens Cauda, which are nonetheless counted as one constellation.
Barnard's Star, one of the nearest stars to the Solar System ( the only stars closer are the Alpha Centauri binary star system and Proxima Centauri ), lies in Ophiuchus.
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Alternatively, the name could refer to the last two constellations in the Zodiac, Sagittarius and Serpentarius ( now known as Ophiuchus ).
It is located at a distance of 8. 33 ± 0. 35 kpc (~ 27, 000 ± 1, 000 ly ) from the Earth in the direction of the constellations Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, and Scorpius where the Milky Way appears brightest.
Stephen Schmidt in 1970 introduced Astrology 14, a system with additional signs based on the constellations of Ophiuchus and Cetus.
The Sun travels through the 13 constellations along the ecliptic, the 12 of the Zodiac and Ophiuchus.
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The constellation Ophiuchus as it can be seen by naked eye.
The constellation Serpens represents a snake being tamed by Ophiuchus the snake-handler, another constellation.
Ophiuchus and astronomer
* 1604 – Kepler's Star: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.
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Ophiuchus () is a large constellation located around the celestial equator.
Ophiuchus is located between Aquila, Serpens and Hercules, northwest of the center of the Milky Way.
Ophiuchus straddles the equator but lies predominately to its south.
Segments of the ecliptic that lie within Ophiuchus lie south of-20 ° declination and are thus invisible north of 70 ° north latitude.
In contrast to Orion, it is in the period November – January ( summer in the Southern Hemisphere, winter in the Northern Hemisphere ) when Ophiuchus is in the daytime sky and thus not visible at most latitudes.
Stars ( and thus parts of Ophiuchus, especially Rasalhague ) are then visible at twilight for a few hours around local noon, low in the South.
In the Northern Hemisphere's summer months, when Ophiuchus is normally visible in the night sky, the constellation is actually not visible in the Arctic Circle because the sun does not set at that time of year north of the Arctic Circle.
In countries close to the equator Ophiuchus appears overhead in June around midnight and in the October evening sky.
Johannes Kepler's drawing depicting the location of the stella nova in the foot of Ophiuchus.
The brightest stars in Ophiuchus include α Ophiuchi, called Rasalhague ( at the figure's head ), and η Ophiuchi.
It is called the Ophiuchus Superbubble.
In April 2007, astronomers announced that the Swedish-built Odin satellite had made the first detection of clouds of molecular oxygen in space, following observations in the constellation Ophiuchus.
In approximately 40, 000 years Voyager 1 probe will pass within 1. 6 light years of the star AC + 79 3888, which is located in Ophiuchus.
Ophiuchus contains several star clusters, such as IC 4665, NGC 6633, M9, M10, M12, M14, M19, M62, and M107, as well as the nebula IC 4603-4604.
Photo from Rogelio Bernal Andreo of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex | Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex. The unusual galaxy merger remnant and starburst galaxy NGC 6240 is also in Ophiuchus.
In figurative representations, the body of the serpent is represented as passing behind Ophiuchus between μ Ser in Serpens Caput and ν Ser in Serpens Cauda.
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