★ Star Xi Ophiuchi | Nearby stars catalogue

Xi Ophiuchi A

Yellow-White star (spectral class F2V)

Basic characteristic

Mass: 1.3 M Sun

Size: 1.59 R Sun

Temperature: 6611 K | 1.14 T Sun

Age: 0.916 billions years | 0.2 Sun

Luminosity: 4.429 L Sun

Apparent magnitude (V): 4.387

(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

Xi Ophiuchi B

Orange star (spectral class K3)

Basic characteristic

Mass: 0.76 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.74 R Sun (estimate)

Apparent magnitude (V): 8.9

(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

More about Xi Ophiuchi

      Nearby star Xi Ophiuchi can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye. The star is observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.

Other designations of this star
ksi Oph, ξ Oph, 40 Ophiuchi, BD−20°4731, FK5 917, GC 23423, HD 156897, HIP 84893, HR 6445, SAO 185296, CCDM J17210-2107AB, WDS J17210-2107AB, LTT 6908, Gaia EDR3 4115142207982341504

External sources

Simbad database (* ksi Oph B)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 4115142276679903360)
Archive from the Gaia mission

Closest stars

Distance (Light Years)		Mass (Solar mass)


5.3	58 Ophiuchi	1.26 M_☉

6.8	SCR J1656-2046	0 M_☉

7	Gaia EDR3 4120562181811699200	0 M_☉

7.6	LP 920-23	0 M_☉

8.8	Gaia EDR3 4107529945404111360	0 M_☉

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