Ophiuchus

Zodiac's unofficial thirteenth

Ophiuchus is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator, depicted as a man grasping a serpent.

Though the sun passes through it, Ophiuchus was excluded from the traditional twelve signs of the zodiac.

Periodic claims that it should be a "thirteenth sign" surface in popular astrology discussions but are generally dismissed by astrologers.

constellation

Scorpius

Southern zodiac constellation

celestial equator · ecliptic · starfield · star cluster · night sky · asterism · celestial · declination

zodiac

horoscope

Zodiac-based fortune telling

astrological · zodiacal · November · December · natal chart · ecliptic · precession · astrologer · controversy

mythology

Asclepius

Ancient medicine deity

  • ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
  • ChironLearned centaur of antiquity
  • healerOne who restores health

Zeus · thunderbolt · immortality · resurrection · Greek myth · demigod · centaur · oracle · sanctuary · serpent

astronomy

dark nebula

Light-obscuring interstellar dust cloud

magnitude · variable star · nebula · interstellar · deep sky object

Opposites
zodiacal status

OphiuchusAries

First zodiac sign

Taurus · Leo · Scorpio · Gemini · Sagittarius

celestial positioning

OphiuchusOrion

Celestial hunter figure

Ursa Major · Southern Cross · Polaris · Crux · Cassiopeia

Family

ophidian

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