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
Ophiuchus stands above Scorpius to be ready with another antidote should the scorpion strike again.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2023
Named Gaia BH1, it’s located in the constellation Ophiuchus, the serpent-bearer.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Using this technique, scientists successfully found at least 70 new rogue planets with masses comparable to Jupiter in the Upper Scorpius and Ophiuchus constellation of the Milky Way galaxy.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2021
He wondered fleetingly why the Galactic League had sent him here to Ophiuchus.
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
Lee, you know we'd have to follow those hive-building fiends all the way to 70 Ophiuchi to find out what makes them tick.
From Pet Farm by Roger D. Aycock
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