Yed Prior

Yed Prior is a red giant (spectral type M0.5III) about 171 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.73 it is easy to see even from a city.

A red giant, the "hand" of Ophiuchus.

Its light output is roughly 190 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 May.