[12] It bore the traditional name Sabik, from the Arabic السابق al-sābiq "the preceding one", of uncertain reference.

[14] Consequently, the Chinese name for Eta Ophiuchi itself is 天市左垣十一 (Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán shíyī, English: the Eleventh Star of Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure), representing the state Song (宋).

[15][16] USS Sabik (AK-121) was a United States Navy Crater class cargo ship named after the star.

Eta Ophiuchi is a binary system that is difficult to resolve in amateur telescopes but whose true nature was determined through use of more advanced techniques.

The primary star (whose observational data make up the table in this article) is actually only slightly larger and hotter than its companion.