main-sequence star · A1V
Sabik
Sabik is a blue-white main-sequence star (spectral type A1V) about 88 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.43 it is easy to see even from a city.
The second-brightest star in Ophiuchus.
Its light output is roughly 70 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in June.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 88 light-years
- Spectral type
- A1V (main-sequence star)
- Colour
- Blue-white
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.43 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 70 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 17h 10m, declination -15.7°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.