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name: Ras Alhague (α Oph)
constellation: Oph
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created_date: 2023-11-05 16:34:42.298725
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With its 2nd magnitude, it is the brightest star in the constellation. Ras Alhague is located at the northern edge of the constellation and is not very far from a star with a similar name, α Herculis, the main star of Hercules. It is a yellow-white giant star located 48 light-years away from us. This distance is constantly increasing due to its motion of 8 km per second.