[5799] theta Ophiuchi is another magnitude 3 variable, lying approximately 565 light-years away from Earth. It is also known as Imad ("pillar") and Kaki ("lower leg").
06 6453 theta OPH 17 22 0.5 -24 59 58 B2IV 3.27 -0.22 6281 iota OPH 16 54 0.4 +10 9 55 B8V 4.38 -0.08 6299 kappa OPH 16 57 40.0 + 9 22 30 K2III 3.20 1.15 6149 lambda OPH 16 30 54.7 + 1 59 2 A0V+A4V 3.82 0.01 6567 mu OPH 17 37 50.
Theta Oph (seen in the context of the Milky Way west of Sagittarius) is the brightest of the string of four stars near the lower left corner.
M62 (NGC 6266) is six degrees SW of theta Oph (and four degrees south of M19); this is another non-circular globular cluster, a little brighter than M19.
Ophiuchids
Northern May Ophiuchids
Southern May Ophiuchids
Theta Ophiuchids ...
 See also: Star, Ophiuchus, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Cluster
  
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