Editing Ophiuchus (section)

{{Short description|Constellation straddling the celestial equator}}
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{{Infobox constellation
| name = Ophiuchus
| abbreviation = Oph
| genitive = Ophiuchi
| pronounce = {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɒ|f|i|ˈ|juː|k|ə|s}}<br/>genitive: {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɒ|f|i|ˈ|juː|k|aɪ}}
| symbolism = the serpent-bearer
| RA = {{RA|17}}
| dec= {{DEC|−8}}
| family = [[Hercules Family|Hercules]]
| quadrant = SQ3
| areatotal = 948
| arearank = 11th
| numbermainstars = 10
| numberbfstars = 65
|ophicues = 15
| numberbrightstars = 5
| numbernearbystars = 11
| brighteststarname = [[Alpha Ophiuchi|α Oph]] (Rasalhague)
| starmagnitude = 2.08
| neareststarname = [[Barnard's Star]]
| stardistancely = 5.98
| stardistancepc = 1.83
| numbermessierobjects = 7
| meteorshowers = {{ubl|[[Ophiuchids]]|Northern [[May Ophiuchids]]|Southern May Ophiuchids|[[Theta Ophiuchids]]}}
| bordering = {{ubl|[[Hercules (constellation)|Hercules]]|[[Serpens|Serpens Cauda]]|[[Serpens|Serpens Caput]]|[[Libra (constellation)|Libra]]|[[Scorpius]]|[[Sagittarius (constellation)|Sagittarius]]|[[Aquila (constellation)|Aquila]]}}
| latmax = [[80th parallel north|80]]
| latmin = [[80th parallel south|80]]
| month = July
}}
'''Ophiuchus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɒ|f|i|ˈ|juː|k|ə|s}}) is a large [[constellation]] straddling the [[celestial equator]]. Its name comes from the [[Ancient Greek]] {{wikt-lang|grc|ὀφιοῦχος}} ({{grc-transl|ὀφιοῦχος}}), meaning "serpent-bearer", and it is commonly represented as a man grasping a snake. The serpent is represented by the constellation [[Serpens]]. Ophiuchus was one of the 48&nbsp;constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer [[Ptolemy]], and it remains one of the [[IAU designated constellations|88&nbsp;modern constellations]]. An old alternative name for the constellation was '''Serpentarius'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Star Tales – Ophiuchus |url=http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/ophiuchus.html |access-date=2021-06-25}}</ref>