Alpha Ophiuchi (star)
| Rasalhague A | |
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| Spectral | A5 III |
| Type | Giant |
| Multiple | Binary |
| Luminosity | 25.3 LSol |
| Absolute magnitude | +1.248 |
| Mag Terra | 2.07 |
| Temperature | 7,880o–8,050° K |
| Mass | 2.4 MSol |
| Companion | Rasalhague B |
| Rasalhague B | |
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| Spectral | K6 V |
| Type | Main Sequence |
| Multiple | (Companion) |
| Luminosity | LSol |
| Absolute magnitude | |
| Temperature | ° K |
| Mass | 0.85 MSol |
The star Rasalhague (also known as Alpha Ophiuchi) is a blue-white A5 III Giant star, orbited by a yellow-orange K6 V main-sequence dwarf companion with an orbital period of about 8.62 years.
Description (Specifications)
The primary has a very high rate of rotation, resulting in a bulge that causes the star's equatorial radius to be about 20% larger than its polar radius, giving the star the shape of an oblate spheroid. Because of this distorted shape, the poles have an effective temperature about 1,840 K greater than along the equator.
- The Rasalhague star system is approximately 14.9pc from Terra, and is located in a Coreward/Corespinward direction from Terra at bearing 035.9o Galactic Longitude and +22.6o North Galactic Latitude.
History & Background (Dossier)
Rasalhague is the primary star of the world Depot/Vega (Solomani Rim 1911).
Image Repository
TravellerMap (T5SS):
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References & Contributors (Sources)
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Classic Traveller: Solomani (Alien Module)
- GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
- GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
- EXTERNAL LINK: SIMBAD @ University of Strasbourg: [2]
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: WHULorigan
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science