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70 Ophiuchi

V2391 Ophiuchi, Gliese 702, LHS 458 (A), 459 (B)

Orange dwarf in Ophiuchus

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	70 Ophiuchi
HR (BSC)	6752
HD	165341
Variable Designation	V2391 Ophiuchi
Other Designations	Gliese 702, LHS 458 (A), 459 (B)
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Right Ascension	18h 5m 27s (A), 18h 5m 27s (B)
Declination	+2° 30' 1" (A), +2° 29' 56" (B)
Distance	16.7 light years 5.1 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.19 (A), +6.07 (B) Absolute: +5.65 (A), +7.53 (B)
Spectral Class	K0V orange dwarf (A), K4V orange dwarf (B)
Planets in this system	None confirmed *
Optimum Visibility	July

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A dwarf orange star in the constellation Ophiuchus, with a fainter companion. It is a little under seventeen light years away from the Solar System.

* There have been various historical claims of a planetary body in this binary system, based on the orbital motion of its components, with the earliest such claims going back as far as 1855. More recent investigations have failed to support these early suggestions, but nor have they conclusively excluded the possibility of one or more planets within the 70 Ophiuchi system.

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