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List of stars in Ophiuchus

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ1135594 ↗
Source-derived summary

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ophiuchus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

See also

List of stars by constellation

References

ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 2006-12-26.

Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 2006-12-26.

Roman, N. G. (1987). "Identification of a Constellation from a Position". Retrieved 2006-12-26.

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This entry incorporates text from “List of stars in Ophiuchus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.