70 Ophiuchi

70 Ophiuchi
Location of 70 Ophiuchi in the constellation Ophiuchus
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox
Constellation Ophiuchus
70 Ophiuchi
Right ascension 18h 05m 27.285s
Declination +02° 29 00.36
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.00 - 4.03
A
Right ascension 18h 05m 27.248s
Declination +02° 30 00.53
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.13
B
Right ascension 18h 05m 27.463s
Declination +02° 29 56.21
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.07
Characteristics
Spectral type K0V + K4V
Apparent magnitude (B) 4.97/7.26
Apparent magnitude (R) 3.6/5.6
U−B color index +0.69
B−V color index +0.82/+1.15
Variable type BY Dra or RS CVn
Astrometry
70 Oph A
Radial velocity (Rv)−5.73±0.18 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 206.525 mas/yr
Dec.: −1107.492 mas/yr
Parallax (π)195.5674±0.1964 mas
Distance16.68 ± 0.02 ly
(5.113 ± 0.005 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+5.627
70 Oph B
Radial velocity (Rv)−9.47±0.22 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 333.292 mas/yr
Dec.: −1068.354 mas/yr
Parallax (π)195.2166 ± 0.1012 mas
Distance16.707 ± 0.009 ly
(5.123 ± 0.003 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+7.427
Orbit
Period (P)88.435±0.017 yr
Semi-major axis (a)4.526±0.007
(23.6±0.5 AU)
Eccentricity (e)0.5005±0.0006
Inclination (i)121.1±0.1°
Longitude of the node (Ω)121.7±0.2°
Periastron epoch (T)45,809±14
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
193.4±0.3°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
3.51±0.04 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
4.25±0.05 km/s
Details
70 Oph A
Mass0.834±0.055 M
Radius0.831±0.004 R
Luminosity (bolometric)0.51±0.01 L
Habitable zone inner limit0.623 AU
Habitable zone outer limit1.242 AU
Surface gravity (log g)4.5 cgs
Temperature5,282 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.04±0.05 dex
Rotation19.7 days
Age6.2±1.0 Gyr
70 Oph B
Mass0.782±0.064 M
Radius0.670±0.009 R
Luminosity (bolometric)0.15±0.02 L
Habitable zone inner limit0.359 AU
Habitable zone outer limit0.712 AU
Temperature4,623 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.04±0.05 dex
Age6.2±1.0 Gyr
Other designations
p Oph, 70 Oph, V2391 Oph, BD+02 3482, GJ 702, HD 165341, HIP 88601, HR 6752, SAO 123107, PLX 4137
70 Oph A: LHS 458
70 Oph B: LHS 459
Database references
SIMBADThe system
A
B
Exoplanet Archivedata
ARICNSdata

70 Ophiuchi (p Ophiuchi) is a binary star system located 16.7 light-years away from the Earth. It is in the constellation Ophiuchus. At magnitude 4 it appears as a dim star visible to the unaided eye away from city lights.