⭐ Star
Zeta Ophiuchi
A runaway star, flung out when its partner exploded.
- Mass
- 20 times the mass of the Sun
- Distance
- 460 light-years away
Did you know?
- It shines about 65,000 times brighter than the Sun.
- It probably once had a partner star. When that star exploded, Zeta Ophiuchi was thrown out into space.
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