Celestial Atlas Octans <—Ophiuchus: The Serpent Holder—> Orion
(possessive form Ophiuchi, abbreviation Oph) Hold the cursor over any Greek letter shown in the text to see its English transliteration
Constellations Bordering Ophiuchus
(tba)
Ophiuchus is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy. It was also known as Serpentarius.
Illustration of Ophiuchus (and Serpens)
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria (Image from the USNO copy of the 1661 edition of Bayer's Uranometria) The horizontal bands at the bottom represent the Ecliptic (with degree markings) and the Zodiac
Map of Ophiuchus
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger
Stars in Ophiuchus
Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.
