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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To get a sense of the spacecraft's current direction, look toward the constellation Ophiuchus, also known as the Serpent Bearer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
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
Named Gaia BH1, it’s located in the constellation Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Ophiuchus is relatively close to Earth, only about 390 million light-years away.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2020
When he reached Ophiuchus, Johnny Mayhem was wearing the body of an elderly Sirian gentleman.
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
To underline just what a marvel Webb is, the below image of the Rho Ophiuchi complex was acquired by Nasa's now retired Spitzer space telescope.
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
Take the S.E.2100's discovery of Balak, which is a little planet circling 70 Ophiuchi some 20,000 light-years from Earth, for example.
From Problem on Balak by Roger D. Aycock
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