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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Omega Ophiuchi
Flamsteed Number	9 Ophiuchi
HR (BSC)	6153
HD	148898
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Right Ascension	16h 32m 8s
Declination	-21° 27' 59"
Distance	169 light years 52 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.4 Absolute: +0.8
Spectral Class	A7 White Main Sequence Star
Optimum Visibility	June
Notes	A variable star of the Alpha² Canum Venaticorum type, changing in brightness by up to 0.7 mzagnitudes over a period of nearly three days.

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