Ophiuchus - The Serpent Holder
O Rasalhague
o
o Kelb al Rai
o
o o o Marfik
* M14 o Yed Prior
o Yed Posterior
o
* M107
O Sabik
Position
- Right Ascension: 17.18 hours
- Declination: -4.24 degrees
- Visable between latitudes 80 and -80 degrees
- Best seen in July (9pm)
Deep Sky Objects
- M9 (globular cluster)
- M10 (globular cluster)
- M12 (globular cluster)
- M14 (globular cluster)
- M19 (globular cluster)
- M62 (globular cluster)
- M107 (globular cluster)
Pluto will be located in this constellation until December 2003 except for a brief period in March/April of 2003 where it is in
Serpens.