Magnitude 4.6 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.6 | Constellation Ophiuchus | |
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66 Ophiuchi is a class B2Ve (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Ophiuchus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.60 and it is approximately 650 light years away based on parallax.
It is a γ Cas variable, a shell star with a circumstellar disc of gas and irregular changes in brightness, ranging from 4.85 to 4.55 magnitude. A companion at separation 0.1" and magnitude 6.5 has been reported.
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