63 Ophiuchi
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63-ophiuchi-239-8157516
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63 Ophiuchi
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63 Ophiuchi is an O-type giant star in the constellation Sagittarius, despite its name. During a 2009 survey for companions of massive stars, it was observed using speckle interferometry but no companion was found. The small parallax measurement of 0.91±0.09 mas suggest that this extremely luminous star may be located about 3,600 light-years away. An estimate of the distance based on the strength of the Ca II line yields a more modest value of 2,605 ly (799 pc). The star lies only 0.3° north of
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Star in the constellation Sagittarius
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/63_Ophiuchi
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2022-03-27T06:35:06Z
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