Ophiuchus
Americannoun
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Ophiuchi
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Ophiuchus
C17: via Latin from Greek Ophioukhos, from ophis snake + ekhein to hold
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This cloud complex, known as Rho Ophiuchi, is the closest star-forming region to Earth and is found in the sky near the border of the constellations Ophiuchus and Scorpius, the serpent-bearer and scorpion.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
The scorpion’s venom came close to killing Orion, but at the last minute he was saved by an antidote provided by the healer Ophiuchus.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2023
Not to worry, however: This black hole is 1,600 light-years away, in the constellation Ophiuchus; the next nearest known black hole is about 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
Named Gaia BH1, it’s located in the constellation Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Ophiuchus IX is typical, isolated from the galaxy at large by a dust cloud that—" "I know.
From Think Yourself to Death by Stephen Marlowe
For the three stars with detected astrospheres, named 70 Ophiuchi, epsilon Eridani, and 61 Cygni, the researchers estimated their mass loss rates to be 66.5±11.1, 15.6±4.4, and 9.6±4.1 times the solar mass loss rate, respectively.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024
Both professional and amateur stargazers like to look at Rho Ophiuchi, which can be found just to one side of the plane of the Milky Way.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2023
Wednesday’s image was Rho Ophiuchi, the closest nursery of infant stars in our cosmic backyard.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
This cloud complex, known as Rho Ophiuchi, is the closest star-forming region to Earth and is found in the sky near the border of the constellations Ophiuchus and Scorpius, the serpent-bearer and scorpion.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
That this is quite possible in some cases is shown by Barnard's later photographs, particularly those of the singular region around the star Rho Ophiuchi.
From Curiosities of the Sky by Garrett Putman Serviss
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