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Ophiuchus W B
The Serpent Bearer. EWB, The Struggle with the Enemy. |
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| EWB: Here, Serpens, the serpent, is seen struggling vainly in the powerful grasp of the man who is named Ophiuchus, shown to be seizing the serpent with his two hands and treading on the very heart of the scorpion, marked by the deep red star Antares (wounding). In Scorpio we see merely the effort to wound Ophiuchus in the heel; but here we see the effort of the serpent to seize THE CROWN, which is situated immediately over the serpent's head, and to which he is looking up and reaching forth. With Serpens, anciently assigned to Scorpio. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| δ Oph | Yed Prior | 2.75 | '17.05.15 | W O | Naked eye optical double with ε Oph. |
| ε Oph | Yed Posterior | 3.22 | '17.05.15 | W O | Yed from Arabic Yad "hand". |
| ζ Oph | 2.57 | '17.05.15 | W O | Huge: 19x the Sun's mass; 8x the radius. Blue O-type. | |
| η Oph | Sabik | 3.38 | '17.05.15 | W O | Binary of A-types in close, highly elliptical orbit. Northern pole star of Uranus. |
| ρ Oph | 4.63 | '17.05.15 | W O | Multiple star system incl. a blue visual binary, with a cloud complex. | |
| 5 G. Oph | HIP 79463 | 6.26 | '17.05.15 | W O | Class A1V |
| 8 G. Oph | HIP 79781 | 6.18 | '17.05.15 | W O | Class A9Vn |
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Pegasus W B
The Winged Horse. EWB, The Blessings Quickly Coming. |
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| EWB:"If I go away I will come again," as the star Scheat testifies. He who procured these blessings for the redeemed by His Atonement, is quickly coming to bring them; and is soon returning to pour them forth upon a groaning creation. This is the lesson of Pegasus. Anciently assigned to Aquarius. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| β Peg | Scheat | 2.42 (2.31-2.74) | '17.06.03 | W O | From "Al Sa'id", "the upper arm". EWB, "who goeth and returneth". Orange-red M2.5-II-IIIe semi-regular variable with expanding shell of gas and dust. Unusually cool for a bright star. |
| η Peg | Matar | 2.95 | '17.06.03 | W O | From "Al Sa'd al Matar", "lucky star of rain". EWB, "who causes to flow". Binary. G2II + F0V. A is a bright giant. |
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Sagitta W B
The Arrow. EWB, The Arrow of God Sent Forth. |
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| EWB: In mid-heaven, alone, as having been shot forth by an invisible hand. Seen in its flight through the heavens. The arrow of God, showing that Redemption is all of God. It was "the will of God" which Jesus came to do. Not a mere work of mercy for miserable sinners, but a work ordained in eternity past, for the glory of God in eternity future. This is the record of the Word. The work which the arrow accomplishes is seen in the dying Goat, and in the falling Eagle. Anciently assigned to Capricornus. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| γ Sge | 12 Sge | 3.47 | '17.06.03 | W O | Brightest of Sge. Evolved red giant, M0 III. |
| δ Sge | 7 Sge | 3.68 | '17.06.03 | W O | Spectroscopic binary. A: red bright giant, M. B: main seq type, B. |
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Sagittarius W B
The Centaur. EWB, The Redeemer's Triumph. |
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| EWB: "I saw a white horse, and He that sat on him had a bow, ... and He went forth conquering and to conquer" (Rev 6:2). Anciently had Lyra, Ara, and Draco assigned. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| γ1 Sgr | W Sgr | 4.29 to 5.14 | '17.06.02 | W O | Triple star system: Aa, Ab, and B. Aa is a supergiant Classical Cepheid variable, period 7.59d. The nozzle of the teapot asterism: Milky Way rises out like steam. |
| γ2 Sgr | Alnasl | 2.98 | '17.06.02 | W O | "Arrowhead". Orange-hued K1III giant. |
| δ Sgr | Kaus Media | 2.70 | '17.06.02 | W O | "Middle of the bow". K3 III giant with three dim companions (13th-15th mag). |
| ε Sgr | Kaus Australis | 1.85 | '17.06.02 | W O | "Southern bow". Binary. A is a B9.5III evolved blue-white giant, spinning rapidly, X-ray source. B is inside A's dust disk. |
| ζ Sgr | Ascella | 2.59 | '17.06.02 | W O | "Armpit". Binary: Class A2 giant mag 3.27 with A4 subgiant mag 3.48. |
| λ Sgr | Kaus Borealis | 2.89 | '17.06.02 | W O | "Northern bow". Occultable by Moon or planet. Cool orange K0IV subgiant. |
| ν1 Sgr | Ain Alrami | 4.86 | '17.06.02 | W O | "Eye of the Archer", ν1/ν2 is often cited as one of the earliest identified double stars. Ptolemy calls it "nebulous and double". ν1 is a triple. A is a K1 bright giant. B and C are each mag 10.8. |
| ν2 Sgr | Ain Alrami | 5.00 | '17.06.02 | W O | K1 supergiant. |
| ο Sgr | Manubrij | 3.77 | '17.06.02 | W O | Binary. A is a K0 orange giant. B is 13th mag. Occultable by Moon, very rarely by planets. |
| π Sgr | Albaldah | 2.89 | '17.06.02 | W O | "The town". Triple. Occultable by Moon, and on 2/17/2035 by Venus. Yellow-white F2II bright giant. |
| σ Sgr | Nunki | 2.05 | '17.06.02 | W O | "Nunki" is Assyrian or Babylonian. Second brightest in Sgr. B2.5V, a B-type main seq. |
| τ Sgr | 40 Sgr | 3.33 | '17.06.02 | W O | K1 giant. Closest visible star to origin of the 1977 Wow! signal. |
| φ Sgr | Aoul al Sadirah | 3.17 | '17.06.02 | W O | "First returning ostrich". Blue-white B8.5III giant or B7IV subgiant. |
| 33 Sgr | HIP 92747 | 5.68 | '17.06.02 | UG O | White to yellow luminous giant, G8/K0II. |
| HIP 88839 | 4.5 | '17.06.02 | O | No information available. | |
| HIP 89768 | 4.65 | '17.06.02 | O | No information available. | |
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Scorpius W B
The Scorpion. EWB, The Redeemer's Conflict. |
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| EWB: We come now right into the heart of the conflict. The star-picture brings before us a gigantic scorpion endeavouring to sting in the heel a mighty man who is struggling with a serpent, but is crushed by the man, who has his foot placed right on the scorpion's heart. The Hebrew name is Akrab, which is the name of a scorpion, but also means the conflict, or war. The real wounding in the heel was received at the Cross. It was there the scorpion struck the woman's seed. He died, but was raised again from the dead "to destroy the works of the devil." Anciently had Serpens, Ophiuchus, and Hercules assigned. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α Sco | Antares | 0.6 to 1.6 | '17.05.15 | W O | "Rival of Mars". One of largest known stars, red supergiant class M1.5lab, 883x the radius of the Sun. Variable. |
| β Sco | Acrab | β1 2.62; β2 4.92 | '17.05.15 | W O | Multiple star system: Six components in two groups: β1: Aa(Acrab)-Ab-B. β2: C-Ea-Eb. |
| δ Sco | Dschubba | 1.6 to 2.32 | '17.05.15 | W O | Binary: B-type subgiant with B-type main seq. star. A γ Cas variable. Near ecliptic, so occasionally occulted by Moon. |
| ν Sco | Jabbah | 4.35+6.60+6.30 | '17.05.15 | W O | One of only two known septuple star systems; the other is AR Cas. Causes the Blue Horsehead Nebula. |
| ο Sco | HIP 80079 | 4.57 | '17.05.15 | W O | Class A4II/III, rare, bright giant. Near the ρ Oph dark cloud. |
| π Sco | HIP 78265 | 2.89 | '17.05.15 | W O | Eclipsing binary of β Lyrae type--two hot B-type main seq rotating rapidly--plus a more distant companion. |
| σ Sco | Alniyat | 2.88 | '17.05.15 | W O | "The arteries". A star system, the brightest component a binary. A is an evolved giant B1III, a β Cephei type. |
| τ Sco | Alniyat | 2.82 | '17.05.15 | W O | Shares name with σ. A massive OB star. A magnetic star. |
| ω Sco | Jabhat al Akrab | 3.95, 4.32 | '17.05.15 | W O | "Forehead of the scorpion", an optical double 0.24° apart: ω1 (B1V main seq) and ω2 (a suspected variable). |
| 22 Sco | i Scorpii | 4.79 | '17.05.15 | W O | B-type main seq. |
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Serpens W B
The Serpent. EWB, The Struggle with the Enemy. |
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| EWB: Here, Serpens, the serpent, is seen struggling vainly in the powerful grasp of the man who is named Ophiuchus. In Latin he is called Serpentarius. He is at one and the same moment shown to be seizing the serpent with his two hands, and treading on the very heart of the scorpion, marked by the deep red star Antares (wounding). Here we see the effort of the serpent to seize The Crown, which is situated immediately over the serpent's head, and to which he is looking up and reaching forth. The contest is for Dominion! It was the Devil, in the form of a serpent, that robbed the first man of his crown; but in vain he struggled to wrest it from the sure possession of the Second Man. Not only does he fail in the attempt, but is himself utterly defeated and trodden under foot. Anciently assigned to Scorpius. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| μ Ser | HIP 77516 | 3.54 | '17.05.15 | W O | Astrometric binary. Star A is a white-hued A-type. |
| 25 Ser | HIP 77227 | 5.37 | '17.05.15 | W O | Binary: Hot B-type giant, and an A-type. Very eccentric orbit. |
| 30 Ser | HIP 77464 | 5.53 | '17.05.15 | W O | Class A5IV. |
| 36 Ser | b Ser | 5.10 | '17.05.15 | W O | Binary: A is a Lambda Bootis type. |
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Virgo W B
The Virgin. EWB, The Promised Seed of the Woman. |
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| EWB: Here is the commencement of all prophecy in Genesis 3:15, spoken to the serpent: "I will put enmity between thee and the woman ...." It lies at the root of all the ancient traditions and mythologies, which are simply the perversion and corruption of primitive truth. Virgo is represented as a woman with a branch in her right hand, and some ears of corn in her left hand. Thus giving a two-fold testimony of the Coming One. The name of this sign in the Hebrew is Bethulah, which means "a virgin". Anciently had Coma, Centaurus, and Bootes assigned. | |||||
| Bayer Des. | Other Name | App. Mag. | JPS Obs. | Links | Note |
| α Vir | Spica | 1.04 | '17.04.14 | W O | Two main stars are so close together they're egg-shaped. |
| γ Vir | Porrima | 2.74 | '17.04.14 | W O | A goddess of prophecy. Binary, orbital period 169 years. |
| ε Vir | Vindemiatrix | 2.83 | '17.04.14 | W O | "Grape harvestress". Giant, G8III. An anchor for classifying other stars. |
| ζ Vir | Heze | 3.38 | '17.04.14 | W O | Binary. White A-type with maybe a red dwarf companion. |