List of stars in Scorpius
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This is the list of notable star
s in the constellation
Scorpius
, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Star
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s in the constellation
Constellation
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Scorpius
Scorpius
Scorpius, sometimes known as Scorpio, is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for scorpion, and its symbol is . It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east...
, sorted by decreasing brightness.
Name | B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name... |
F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in... |
HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the... |
HIP | RA Right ascension Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:... |
Dec Declination In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and... |
vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere... |
abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth... |
Dist. (ly) | Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure... |
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Antares Antares Antares is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky . Along with Aldebaran, Spica, and Regulus it is one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic... |
α | 21 | 148478 | 80763 | 1.06 | −5.28 | 604 | M1Ib + B2.5V | Cor Scorpii, Qalb al-Aqrab, Vespertilo; 16th brightest star; binary Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary... ; variable Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth... |
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λ Sco Lambda Scorpii Lambda Scorpii is the second brightest star system in the constellation Scorpius, and one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky. It has the Bayer designation λ despite being the second brightest in its constellation... |
λ | 35 | 158926 | 85927 | 1.62 | −5.05 | 703 | B1.5IV+... | Shaula; β Cep variable Beta Cephei variable Beta Cephei variables are variable stars which exhibit variations in their brightness due to pulsations of the stars' surfaces. The point of maximum brightness roughly corresponds to the maximum contraction of the star. Typically, Beta Cephei variables change in brightness by 0.01 to 0.3... |
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θ Sco Theta Scorpii Theta Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It has the traditional name Sargas, of Sumerian origin.... |
θ | 159532 | 86228 | 1.86 | −2.75 | 272 | F1II | Sargas; 160 G. Sco | |||
δ Sco Delta Scorpii Delta Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It has the traditional name Dschubba Delta Scorpii (δ Sco, δ Scorpii) is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It has the traditional name Dschubba Delta Scorpii (δ Sco, δ Scorpii) is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It has the... |
δ | 7 | 143275 | 78401 | 2.29 | −3.16 | 401 | B0.2IV | Dschubba, Al Jabba, Iclarkrau; γ Cas variable | ||
ε Sco Epsilon Scorpii Epsilon Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius. Patrick Moore introduced the name Wei but this seems to be a misreading; Wěi , meaning the Tail, was originally the name of a Chinese asterism or Xiù comprising the stars ε, μ1-2, ζ1-2, η, θ, ι, κ,... |
ε | 26 | 151680 | 82396 | 2.29 | 0.78 | 65 | K2IIIb | Wei | ||
κ Sco Kappa Scorpii Kappa Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It has the traditional name Girtab, which is the Sumerian word for 'scorpion' and has survived through the Babylonian star catalogues.... |
κ | 160578 | 86670 | 2.39 | −3.38 | 464 | B1.5III | Girtab; 165 G. Sco; β Cep variable | |||
β1 Sco | β1 | 8 | 144217 | 78820 | 2.56 | −3.50 | 530 | B0.5V | Acrab, Elacrab, Graffias, Grafias, Grassias | ||
υ Sco Upsilon Scorpii Upsilon Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It has the traditional name Lesath , from Arabic las'a = "pass of a poisonous animal"; but this is a miscorrection by Scaliger for earlier "Alascha", which came from Arabic al laţkha = "the foggy... |
υ | 34 | 158408 | 85696 | 2.70 | −3.31 | 518 | B2IV | Lesath, Lesuth | ||
τ Sco Tau Scorpii Tau Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius. Tau Scorpii also has the traditional name Alniyat or Al Niyat, which it shares with σ Scorpii. The name derives from the Arabic النياط an-niyāţ meaning "the arteries".... |
τ | 23 | 149438 | 81266 | 2.82 | −2.78 | 430 | B0V | Alniyat, Al Niyat | ||
π Sco Pi Scorpii Pi Scorpii is a triple star system in the constellation Scorpius. It is approximately 459 light years from Earth.Pi Scorpii A is a contact binary of the Beta Lyrae type. Both its members are hot, blue-white B-type dwarfs. Together they have a mean apparent magnitude of +2.89. Their rotation... |
π | 6 | 143018 | 78265 | 2.89 | −2.85 | 459 | B1V + B2V | Vrischika, Iclil; β Lyr variable Beta Lyrae variable Beta Lyrae variables are a class of close binary stars. Their total brightness is variable because the two component stars orbit each other, and in this orbit one component periodically passes in front of the other one, thereby blocking its light. The two component stars of Beta Lyrae systems are... |
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σ Sco Sigma Scorpii Sigma Scorpii is a star system in the constellation Scorpius. It has the traditional name Al Niyat, although this name is sometimes also applied to Tau Scorpii, or to the asterism formed by both Sigma and Tau. Sigma Scorpii is 735 light years from the Sun.The primary component of the system,... |
σ | 20 | 147165 | 80112 | 2.90 | −3.86 | 734 | B1III | Alniyat, Al Niyat; β Cep variable | ||
ι1 Sco Iota1 Scorpii Iota¹ Scorpii is a yellow-white F-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.02. It is approximately 1800 light years from Earth. It has a 13th magnitude companion 37.5 arcseconds, or at least 20,000 astronomical units , away from it.-External links:* by Dr. Jim Kaler.... |
ι1 | 161471 | 87073 | 2.99 | −5.71 | 1791 | F3Ia | Apollyon; 169 G. Sco | |||
μ1 Sco | μ1 | 151890 | 82514 | 3.00 | −4.01 | 821 | B1.5IV + B | Denebakrab; 98 G. Sco; β Lyr variable | |||
G Sco | G | 161892 | 87261 | 3.19 | 0.24 | 127 | K0/K1III | = γ Tel; Basanismus, Chuen Shwo; 172 G. Sco | |||
η Sco Eta Scorpii Eta Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius.Eta Scorpii is a yellow-white F-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.32. It is approximately 72.0 light years from Earth.... |
η | 155203 | 84143 | 3.32 | 1.61 | 72 | F3p | 126 G. Sco | |||
μ2 Sco | μ2 | 151985 | 82545 | 3.56 | −2.44 | 517 | B2IV | Shéngōng (神宮), 99 G. Sco | |||
ζ2 Sco | ζ2 | 152334 | 82729 | 3.62 | 0.30 | 150 | K4III | 104 G. Sco | |||
ρ Sco Rho Scorpii Rho Scorpii is a binary star in the constellation Scorpius. It is approximately 409 light years from Earth.The primary component, Rho Scorpii A, is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.87. Orbiting it with a separation of 38 arcseconds is the magnitude +12.8 Rho Scorpii B.... |
ρ | 5 | 142669 | 78104 | 3.87 | −1.62 | 409 | B2IV/V | |||
ω1 Sco | ω1 | 9 | 144470 | 78933 | 3.93 | −1.64 | 423 | B1V | Jabhat al Akrab | ||
ν Sco Nu Scorpii Nu Scorpii is a star system in the constellation Scorpius.It is at least a quintuple star, probably a septuple, consisting of two close groups that are separated by 41". The brighter group, Nu Scorpii A and B, is split by 1.3" and composed of spectral type B2 subgiants... |
ν | 14 | 145502 | 79374 | 4.00 | −1.63 | 436 | B2IV | Jabbah, Jabah; quintuple star Multiple star A multiple star consists of three or more stars which appear from the Earth to be close to one another in the sky. This may result from the stars being physically close and gravitationally bound to each other, in which case it is physical, or this closeness may be merely apparent, in which case... |
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H Sco | H | 149447 | 81304 | 4.18 | −0.90 | 339 | K5III | 76 G. Sco = β Nor | |||
N Sco | N | 148703 | 80911 | 4.24 | −2.56 | 746 | B2III-IV | 72 G. Sco = α Nor | |||
Q Sco | Q | 159433 | 86170 | 4.26 | 1.03 | 144 | G8/K0III/IV | 159 G. Sco | |||
ω2 Sco | ω2 | 10 | 144608 | 78990 | 4.31 | −0.24 | 265 | G6/G8III | Jabhat al Akrab | ||
ο Sco Omicron Scorpii Omicron Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius.Omicron Scorpii is a white A-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.55. It is approximately 1200 light years from Earth.... |
ο | 19 | 147084 | 80079 | 4.55 | −3.24 | 1177 | A4II/III | |||
13 Sco | c2 | 13 | 145482 | 79404 | 4.58 | −1.20 | 468 | B2V | |||
2 Sco | A | 2 | 142114 | 77840 | 4.59 | −1.03 | 434 | B2.5Vn | |||
1 Sco 1 Scorpii 1 Scorpii is a star in the constellation of Scorpius.... |
b | 1 | 141637 | 77635 | 4.63 | −1.39 | 522 | B1.5Vn | |||
ζ1 Sco | ζ1 | 152236 | 82671 | 4.70 | B1Iae | 103 G. Sco; S Dor variable | |||||
ξ Sco A Xi Scorpii Xi Scorpii is a star system in the constellation Scorpius. It was also 51 Lib.The Xi Scorpii system consists of at least five stars in two groups separated by 4.67 arcminutes on the sky, corresponding to a distance of at least 8000 astronomical units .The brighter group contains Xi Scorpii A, B,... |
ξ | 144070 | 4.77 | 17 G. Sco; sextuple star | |||||||
ι2 Sco Iota2 Scorpii Iota² Scorpii is a white A-type supergiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.78. It is approximately 3700 light years from Earth. At a separation of 32.6 arcseconds from the supergiant is an 11th magnitude neighbour. If this is truly a companion, it lies at least 37 000 AU, or more than half... |
ι2 | 161912 | 87294 | 4.78 | −5.50 | 3705 | A6Ib | 173 G. Sco | |||
22 Sco | i | 22 | 148605 | 80815 | 4.79 | −0.61 | 393 | B3V | |||
170 G. Sco | 161840 | 87220 | 4.79 | −1.56 | 607 | B8Ib/II | |||||
53 G. Sco | d | 146624 | 79881 | 4.80 | 1.63 | 140 | A0V: | ||||
V1073 Sco (120 G. Sco) | k | 154090 | 83574 | 4.83 | −4.74 | 2672 | B2Iab | α Cyg variable Alpha Cygni variable Alpha Cygni variables are variable stars which exhibit non-radial pulsations, meaning that some portions of the stellar surface are contracting at the same time others parts expand. They are supergiant stars of spectral types B or A... |
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181 G. Sco | 163145 | 87846 | 4.85 | −0.29 | 347 | K2III | |||||
183 G. Sco | 163376 | 87936 | 4.88 | −1.24 | 547 | M0III | |||||
β2 Sco | β2 | 8 | 144218 | 78821 | 4.90 | −2.80 | 1132 | B2V | |||
ψ Sco Psi Scorpii Psi Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius. Psi Scorpii is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +4.93. It is approximately 165 light years from Earth.... |
ψ | 15 | 145570 | 79375 | 4.93 | 1.41 | 165 | A3IV | |||
15 G. Sco | 143787 | 78650 | 4.96 | 0.90 | 212 | K3III | |||||
117 G. Sco | 153613 | 83336 | 5.03 | −0.86 | 491 | B8V | |||||
125 G. Sco | 154948 | 84033 | 5.06 | 0.24 | 300 | G8/K0III+.. | |||||
ξ Sco B Xi Scorpii Xi Scorpii is a star system in the constellation Scorpius. It was also 51 Lib.The Xi Scorpii system consists of at least five stars in two groups separated by 4.67 arcminutes on the sky, corresponding to a distance of at least 8000 astronomical units .The brighter group contains Xi Scorpii A, B,... |
ξ | 144069 | 78727 | 5.07 | F5IV | sextuple star | |||||
35 G. Sco | 145250 | 79302 | 5.09 | 0.62 | 255 | K0III | |||||
146 G. Sco | 157243 | 85162 | 5.10 | −1.73 | 756 | B7III | |||||
V973 Sco (97 G. Sco) | 151804 | 82493 | 5.23 | −6.36 | 6792 | O9e | α Cyg variable | ||||
χ Sco Chi Scorpii Chi Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius.Chi Scorpii is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.24. It is approximately 439 light years from Earth.... |
χ | 17 | 145897 | 79540 | 5.24 | −0.41 | 439 | K3III | |||
V1058 Sco (71 G. Sco) | 148688 | 80945 | 5.31 | −6.79 | 8579 | B1Ia | α Cyg variable | ||||
25 G. Sco | 144690 | 79050 | 5.35 | −0.23 | 425 | M2III | |||||
62 G. Sco HD 147513 HD 147513 is the 5th-magnitude star in the constellation of Scorpius. It was first catalogued by Italian astronomer Piazzi in his star catalogue as "XVI 55".... |
147513 | 80337 | 5.37 | 4.82 | 42 | G3/G5V | has a planet Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b HD 147513 b HD 147513 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 42 light years away in the constellation of Scorpius. The planet has at least 21% more massive than Jupiter. But unlike Jupiter, it orbits the star much closer, mean distance being only a third more than Earth's distance from the Sun... ) |
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4 G. Sco | 142165 | 77858 | 5.38 | −0.14 | 414 | B5V | |||||
V1040 Sco (5 G. Sco) | 142184 | 77859 | 5.41 | 0.01 | 393 | B2V | Be star Be star A Be star is a B-type star with prominent emission lines of hydrogen in its spectrum. The designation is combined by the spectral class, B, and the lowercase e denoting emission in the spectral classification system. Line emission from other atomic ions might be present as well, but is typically... |
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66 G. Sco | 147628 | 80390 | 5.42 | −0.36 | 468 | B8V | |||||
V913 Sco (11 G. Sco) | 142990 | 78246 | 5.43 | −0.45 | 488 | B5V | SX Ari variable | ||||
16 Sco | 16 | 145607 | 79387 | 5.43 | 1.01 | 250 | A4V | ||||
V918 Sco | 149404 | 81305 | 5.46 | −4.39 | 3047 | O9Ia | 61 Nor in Sco | ||||
101 G. Sco | 152234 | 82676 | 5.46 | −5.84 | 5927 | B0.5Ia | |||||
91 G. Sco | 151078 | 82135 | 5.48 | 0.21 | 369 | K0III | |||||
27 Sco | 27 | 152820 | 82960 | 5.48 | −1.25 | 724 | K5III | ||||
18 Sco 18 Scorpii 18 Scorpii is a star located some 45.3 light years from Earth at the northern edge of the Scorpius constellation.18 Scorpii has many physical properties in common with the Sun. Cayrel de Strobel included it in her review of the stars most similar to the Sun, and Porto de Mello & da Silva ... |
18 | 146233 | 79672 | 5.49 | 4.76 | 46 | G1V | solar analog Solar analog Solar-type, solar analog, and solar twin stars are those stars that are particularly similar to the Sun. The classification is a hierarchy with solar twin being most like the Sun followed by solar analog and then solar-type... |
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30 G. Sco | 144987 | 79199 | 5.50 | −0.12 | 433 | B8V | |||||
55 G. Sco | 146836 | 79980 | 5.53 | 2.44 | 135 | F5IV | |||||
139 G. Sco | 156098 | 84551 | 5.53 | 2.01 | 165 | F6V | |||||
166 G. Sco | 160668 | 86698 | 5.53 | −0.57 | 542 | K5III | |||||
179 G. Sco | 162587 | 87569 | 5.58 | −1.97 | 1055 | K3III | |||||
V1075 Sco (134 G. Sco) | 155806 | 84401 | 5.60 | −5.08 | 4466 | O9 | Be star | ||||
4 Sco | 4 | 142445 | 77984 | 5.63 | 0.02 | 432 | A3V | ||||
87 G. Sco | 150742 | 81972 | 5.64 | −0.26 | 492 | B3V | |||||
127 G. Sco | 155259 | 84150 | 5.66 | 1.61 | 211 | A0/A1V | |||||
12 Sco | c1 | 12 | 145483 | 79399 | 5.67 | 0.87 | 298 | B9V | |||
V1036 Sco (157 G. Sco) | 159176 | 86011 | 5.69 | −4.40 | 3396 | O5/6(e) | |||||
11 Sco | 11 | 144708 | 79005 | 5.75 | 0.17 | 426 | B9V | ||||
156293 | 84690 | 5.76 | 0.68 | 339 | B9V | ||||||
106 G. Sco | 152408 | 82775 | 5.78 | −6.56 | 9588 | O8Iab+... | |||||
68 G. Sco | 148247 | 80672 | 5.79 | 0.84 | 319 | K1IIICN... | |||||
V1003 Sco | 149711 | 81472 | 5.83 | −0.79 | 686 | B2.5IV | 62 Nor in Sco | ||||
10 G. Sco | 142883 | 78168 | 5.84 | 0.11 | 455 | B3V | |||||
81 G. Sco | 150331 | 81741 | 5.84 | 1.08 | 292 | G1II | |||||
105 G. Sco | 152293 | 82716 | 5.84 | F5Ib-II | |||||||
155 G. Sco | 158799 | 85889 | 5.84 | −1.55 | 982 | B9Ib/II | |||||
162391 | 87472 | 5.84 | −0.95 | 744 | G8/K0III | In cluster M7 | |||||
67 G. Sco | 147723 | 80399 | 5.84 | 2.91 | 102 | G0 | |||||
27 G. Sco | 144844 | 79098 | 5.86 | 0.28 | 426 | B9V | |||||
34 G. Sco | 145191 | 79320 | 5.86 | 1.66 | 226 | F0IV | |||||
3 Sco | 3 | 142301 | 77909 | 5.87 | 0.14 | 455 | B8III/IV | V927 Sco; SX Ari variable | |||
168 G. Sco | 160928 | 86847 | 5.87 | 1.29 | 269 | A2/A3IV/V | |||||
V957 Sco | 162374 | 87460 | 5.88 | −1.15 | 830 | B6Ib | SX Ari variable; in cluster M7 | ||||
V929 Sco (19 G. Sco) | 144334 | 78877 | 5.90 | 0.03 | 487 | B8V | SX Ari variable | ||||
43 G. Sco | 145838 | 79596 | 5.91 | −0.56 | 643 | K0III | |||||
V923 Sco (118 G. Sco) | 153890 | 83491 | 5.91 | 1.88 | 209 | F3V | |||||
142 G. Sco | 156384 | 84709 | 5.91 | 6.69 | 23 | K4V | GJ 667 | ||||
145 G. Sco | 157097 | 85048 | 5.91 | 0.36 | 421 | K1III | |||||
77 G. Sco | 149886 | 81523 | 5.93 | 0.31 | 434 | B9.5V+... | |||||
124 G. Sco | 154783 | 83896 | 5.93 | 1.36 | 267 | Fm | |||||
176 G. Sco | 162189 | 87390 | 5.94 | −0.83 | 738 | M2III | |||||
V1068 Sco | 152161 | 82650 | 5.95 | −1.81 | 1160 | M3II/III | 64 G. Nor in Scorpius | ||||
116 G. Sco | 153368 | 83235 | 5.95 | 1.19 | 292 | K2IIICN... | |||||
130 G. Sco | 155450 | 84226 | 5.95 | −4.35 | 3747 | B1Ib | |||||
133 G. Sco | 155826 | 84425 | 5.95 | 3.52 | 100 | G0V | |||||
57 G. Sco | 146850 | 79938 | 5.97 | −1.15 | 865 | K3IIICNpvar | |||||
122 G. Sco | 154310 | 83693 | 5.98 | 0.42 | 422 | A2IV | |||||
149 G. Sco | 158105 | 85543 | 5.98 | −0.47 | 637 | K0III | |||||
90 G. Sco | 150894 | 81992 | 5.99 | −0.83 | 755 | A3IV | |||||
V906 Sco | 162724 | 87616 | 6.00 | −1.45 | 1009 | B9IV/V | In cluster M7 | ||||
163 G. Sco | 160371 | 86527 | 6.01 | −2.35 | 1531 | K3III + (G) | |||||
162517 | 87532 | 6.03 | 1.99 | 209 | F2V | ||||||
85 G. Sco | 150608 | 81904 | 6.05 | −0.62 | 703 | B9II/III | |||||
114 G. Sco | 153072 | 83100 | 6.05 | 1.47 | 269 | A3III | |||||
175 G. Sco | 162496 | 87516 | 6.05 | −0.60 | 697 | K1III | |||||
180 G. Sco | 162926 | 87722 | 6.05 | −0.75 | 748 | B9.5III | |||||
46 G. Sco | 146001 | 79622 | 6.06 | 0.30 | 462 | B8V | |||||
14 G. Sco | 143619 | 78575 | 6.07 | 0.37 | 451 | K2/K3III | |||||
73 G. Sco | 148760 | 80910 | 6.07 | 1.87 | 225 | K1III | |||||
V1007 Sco | 152248 | 82691 | 6.07 | O7e | β Lyr variable | ||||||
48 G. Sco | 146254 | 79692 | 6.09 | −0.28 | 614 | A0III | |||||
138 G. Sco | 155974 | 84489 | 6.09 | 3.55 | 105 | F6V | |||||
162 G. Sco | 159707 | 86311 | 6.09 | −0.54 | 692 | B8V | |||||
96 G. Sco | 151771 | 82453 | 6.10 | −0.99 | 853 | B8II/III | |||||
162817 | 87671 | 6.10 | −0.96 | 842 | B9.5/A0III | ||||||
56 G. Sco | 146954 | 80066 | 6.11 | 0.20 | 496 | B9V | |||||
84 G. Sco | 150591 | 81914 | 6.14 | 0.28 | 485 | B6/B7V | |||||
147 G. Sco | 157486 | 85237 | 6.14 | 0.19 | 505 | Ap... | |||||
162586 | 87567 | 6.14 | −0.88 | 825 | B4III | ||||||
6 G. Sco | 142250 | 77900 | 6.15 | 0.09 | 531 | B7V | |||||
V1074 Sco (123 G. Sco) | 154368 | 83706 | 6.15 | −1.67 | 1194 | O9.5Iab | α Cyg variable | ||||
V949 Sco (154 G. Sco) | 158741 | 85839 | 6.16 | 1.06 | 341 | F2IV | δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the... |
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28 G. Sco | 144927 | 79173 | 6.18 | 1.07 | 344 | K1III | |||||
V861 Sco (112 G. Sco) | 152667 | 82911 | 6.18 | B0.5Ia | β Lyr variable | ||||||
121 G. Sco | 154153 | 83650 | 6.18 | 2.08 | 215 | A4III | |||||
178 G. Sco | 162396 | 87523 | 6.19 | 3.62 | 107 | F8V | |||||
136 G. Sco | 155940 | 84445 | 6.20 | 0.92 | 370 | B9/B9.5V | |||||
83 G. Sco | 150573 | 81903 | 6.21 | 0.61 | 430 | A4V | |||||
16 G. Sco | 143900 | 78699 | 6.22 | −0.09 | 597 | K2/K3III | |||||
161 G. Sco | 159633 | 86246 | 6.26 | −3.44 | 2835 | G2Ib | |||||
V900 Sco | 152235 | 82669 | 6.28 | B1Ia | |||||||
G. Sco | 154025 | 83594 | 6.28 | 1.33 | 319 | A2V | |||||
184 G. Sco | 163433 | 87948 | 6.28 | 0.29 | 513 | A0IV/V | |||||
58 G. Sco | 146834 | 79945 | 6.29 | 0.40 | 490 | K0III | |||||
110 G. Sco | 152636 | 82855 | 6.29 | 0.03 | 581 | K5III | |||||
ν Sco C Nu Scorpii Nu Scorpii is a star system in the constellation Scorpius.It is at least a quintuple star, probably a septuple, consisting of two close groups that are separated by 41". The brighter group, Nu Scorpii A and B, is split by 1.3" and composed of spectral type B2 subgiants... |
ν | 14 | 145501 | 6.30 | C component of the ν Sco Nu Scorpii Nu Scorpii is a star system in the constellation Scorpius.It is at least a quintuple star, probably a septuple, consisting of two close groups that are separated by 41". The brighter group, Nu Scorpii A and B, is split by 1.3" and composed of spectral type B2 subgiants... system |
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152424 | 82783 | 6.30 | O9Ia | ||||||||
128 G. Sco | 155276 | 84151 | 6.30 | 1.03 | 370 | K1IIICN... | |||||
148 G. Sco | 158042 | 85549 | 6.30 | −2.04 | 1516 | B5III | |||||
22 G. Sco | 144585 | 78955 | 6.32 | 4.02 | 94 | G5V | |||||
24 G. Sco | 144661 | 79031 | 6.32 | 0.97 | 384 | B8IV/V | |||||
47 G. Sco | 145997 | 79605 | 6.32 | 1.63 | 282 | K1III | |||||
V975 Sco (143 G. Sco) | 157038 | 85020 | 6.33 | B4Ia+... | α Cyg variable | ||||||
107 G. Sco | 152431 | 82731 | 6.34 | −0.09 | 631 | A5IIIm... | |||||
V911 Sco (100 G. Sco) | 151965 | 82554 | 6.35 | 0.07 | 588 | B9p Si | α² CVn variable | ||||
V919 Sco | 151932 | 82543 | 6.36 | WN... | Wolf-Rayet star Wolf-Rayet star Wolf–Rayet stars are evolved, massive stars , which are losing mass rapidly by means of a very strong stellar wind, with speeds up to 2000 km/s... |
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V1077 Sco (140 G. Sco) | 156325 | 84650 | 6.36 | −1.57 | 1259 | B5III | Be star | ||||
150 G. Sco | 158156 | 85589 | 6.38 | 1.34 | 332 | A1V | |||||
V1051 Sco (41 G. Sco) | 145792 | 79530 | 6.40 | 0.69 | 453 | B6IV | SX Ari variable | ||||
52 G. Sco | 146436 | 79788 | 6.40 | −0.03 | 631 | G8III | |||||
45 G. Sco | 145964 | 79599 | 6.41 | 1.29 | 345 | B9V | |||||
161390 | 87042 | 6.41 | 1.07 | 381 | A0V | ||||||
V951 Sco | 162725 | 87624 | 6.41 | −0.96 | 973 | Ap... | α² CVn variable | ||||
V915 Sco (131 G. Sco) | 155603 | 84332 | 6.42 | K0Ia | |||||||
144 G. Sco | 157060 | 85019 | 6.42 | 3.58 | 121 | F8V | |||||
33 G. Sco | 145100 | 79203 | 6.43 | 2.96 | 161 | F3V | |||||
149174 | 81198 | 6.43 | 0.06 | 614 | K2/K3III | ||||||
153 G. Sco | 158619 | 85786 | 6.43 | 0.98 | 401 | K2III | |||||
167 G. Sco | 160748 | 86716 | 6.44 | −3.13 | 2672 | M1III | |||||
64 G. Sco | 147553 | 80324 | 6.45 | 1.11 | 381 | A0V+... | |||||
86 G. Sco | 150638 | 81891 | 6.46 | −0.44 | 784 | B8V | |||||
137 G. Sco | 155985 | 84556 | 6.46 | B0.5Iab: | |||||||
163234 | 87865 | 6.46 | 0.22 | 576 | K3III | ||||||
80 G. Sco | 150420 | 81803 | 6.47 | 1.09 | 388 | G3III | |||||
153919 | 83499 | 6.48 | O5f | ||||||||
158 G. Sco | 159312 | 86098 | 6.48 | 1.40 | 338 | A0V | |||||
153234 | 83202 | 6.50 | 2.98 | 165 | F3V | ||||||
V636 Sco V636 Scorpii V636 Sco is a classical Cepheid star.... |
156979 | 85035 | 6.68 | F7/F8Ib/II | |||||||
25 Sco 25 Scorpii 25 Scorpii is a star in the Scorpius constellation and located 755 lightyears from Earth with a visual magnitude of 6.72.- References :... |
25 | 151179 | 82140 | 6.72 | −0.10 | 755 | K0II | ||||
RR Sco | 152783 | 82912 | 6.97 | −0.76 | 1148 | M6IIIe | Mira variable Mira variable Mira variables , named after the star Mira, are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colors, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and light amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude in visual... |
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HD 143567 | 143567 | 78530 | 7.18 | 511 | B9V | has a planet (b) | |||||
Gliese 667B Gliese 667 Gliese 667 is a triple star system in the constellation of Scorpius. The star system lies at a distance of about 6.8 pc . There is a 12th magnitude star close to the other three, but it is not gravitationally bound to the system... |
7.24 | 8.02 | 23 | K5 | component of Gliese 667 system | ||||||
HD 159868 HD 159868 HD 159868 is a yellow dwarf star approximately 172 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius. The star is thought to be 3.05 times more luminous than the Sun, yet the metallicity is identical to the Sun. As of 2007, an extrasolar planet has been confirmed to be orbiting the star.-... |
159868 | 86375 | 7.27 | 3.66 | 172 | G5V | has a planet (b HD 159868 b HD 159868 b is a extrasolar planet that orbits HD 159868. It is a jovian planet. The orbit is extremely eccentric at the average distance of 2 AU. The orbital distance ranges from as close as 0.62 AU to as far as 3.38 AU.... ) |
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HD 153950 HD 153950 |- bgcolor="#FFFAFA"HD 153950 is a F type star that is hotter and larger than our Sun. It is located in the southern constellation Scorpius. It is a 7th magnitude star at a distance of about 188 light years from Earth.-Planetary system:... |
153950 | 83547 | 7.39 | 3.91 | 162 | F8V | has a planet (b HD 153950 b HD 153950 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 162 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius, orbiting the 7th magnitude F-type main sequence star HD 153950. This planet has mass about 2.73 times that of Jupiter, but because the inclination is not known, the mass value is only... ) |
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HD 145377 HD 145377 |- bgcolor="#FFFAFA"HD 145377 is a G type star that is a little hotter and a little larger than our Sun. It is located in the southern constellation Scorpius. It is a 8th magnitude star at a distance of about 188 light years from Earth.... |
145377 | 79346 | 8.12 | 4.31 | 188 | G3V | has a planet (b HD 145377 b HD 145377 b is an extrasolar planet located approximately 188 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius, orbiting the 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star HD 145377. This planet orbits at a distance of 0.45 astronomical units and takes 104 days to revolve around the star with an... ) |
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GSC 06214-00210 | 9.15 | 473 | M1 | has a planet (b) | |||||||
Gliese 667C Gliese 667 Gliese 667 is a triple star system in the constellation of Scorpius. The star system lies at a distance of about 6.8 pc . There is a 12th magnitude star close to the other three, but it is not gravitationally bound to the system... |
10.22 | 11.00 | 23 | M1.5 | component of Gliese 667 system; has a planet (b) | ||||||
HDE 319718 | 10.43 | −7.3 | 8150 | O3 If* | one of the most luminous stars known | ||||||
HIP 79431 HIP 79431 HIP 79431 is an 11th magnitude M-type main sequence star located approximately 49 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. This star is smaller, cooler, dimmer, and less massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is 2.5 times as much as the Sun. In 2010, a superjovian planet was found in... |
79431 | 11.34 | 10.47 | 49 | M3V | has a planet (b HIP 79431 b HIP 79431 b is an extrasolar planet discovered by the W. M. Keck Observatory in 2010. The planet is found in an M type dwarf star catalogued as HIP 79431 and is located within the Scorpius constellation approximately 47 light years away from the Earth. Its orbital period lasts about 111.7 days and... ) |
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WASP-17 WASP-17 WASP-17 is an F-type main sequence star approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. As of 2009, an extrasolar planet has been confirmed to orbit the star... |
11.59 | ~1000 | F4 | has a transiting planet (b WASP-17b WASP-17b is an exoplanet in the constellation Scorpius that is orbiting the star WASP-17. Its discovery was announced on 11 August 2009. It is the first planet discovered to have a retrograde orbit, meaning it orbits in a direction counter to the rotation of its host star. This discovery changed... ) |
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Scorpius X-1 Scorpius X-1 Scorpius X-1 is an X-ray source located roughly 9000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. Scorpius X-1 was the first extrasolar X-ray source discovered, and, aside from the Sun, it is the strongest source of X-rays in the sky... |
12.2 | 9000 | X-ray binary X-ray binary X-ray binaries are a class of binary stars that are luminous in X-rays.The X-rays are produced by matter falling from one component, called the donor to the other component, called the accretor, which is compact: a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole.The infalling matter releases... |
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1RXS J160929.1-210524 1RXS J160929.1-210524 1RXS J160929.1-210524 is a pre–main sequence star nearly 470 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius. The star was identified as a year-old member of the Upper Scorpius subgroup of the Scorpius-Centaurus Association by Thomas Preibisch and coauthors in 1998.- Planetary system :On 8... |
12.97 | 7.17 | 470 | K7V | text-align:left; > has a planet (b) | ||||||
OGLE-2005-BLG-390L OGLE-2005-BLG-390L OGLE-2005-BLG-390L is a star thought to be a spectral type M - red dwarf star OGLE-2005-BLG-390L is a star thought to be a spectral type M - red dwarf star OGLE-2005-BLG-390L is a star thought to be a spectral type M - red dwarf star (95% probability, 4% probability it is a white dwarf,... |
15.7 | ~21500 | M4 | has a planet (b OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb is a 'super-Earth' extrasolar planet orbiting the star OGLE-2005-BLG-390L, which is situated 21,500 ± 3,300 light years away from Earth, near the center of the Milky Way galaxy... ) |
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Wray 17-96 Wray 17-96 Wray 17-96 is a very luminous star in the Scorpius constellation, about away. Likely a luminous blue variable , it has an absolute bolometric magnitude of −10.9 , making it one of the most luminous stars known. Wray 17-96 is also notable for its gas hull, once thought to be a planetary nebula.... |
17.8 | −10.9 | 15000 | B3 | one of the most luminous stars known | ||||||
OGLE-2005-BLG-071L OGLE-2005-BLG-071L OGLE-2005-BLG-071L is a distant, magnitude 19.5 galactic bulge star located in the constellation Scorpius, approximately 11000 light years away from the Solar System... |
19.5 | ~11000 | M? | has a planet (b OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb OGLE-2005-BLG-071Lb is an planet discovered by the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment and others in 2005, using gravitational microlensing. According to the best fit model, it has about 3.5 times the mass of Jupiter and a projected separation of 3.6 astronomical units from the star... ) |
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MOA-2008-BLG-310L MOA-2008-BLG-310L MOA-2008-BLG-310L is a 23rd magnitude star located at least 20000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. This star has mass 0.67 solar masses which imply that it could probably be a late K-type star. In 2009 during the microlensing event, a planet was found orbiting this star at a distance... |
23.38 | >20000 | has a planet (b MOA-2008-BLG-310Lb MOA-2008-BLG-310Lb is an extrasolar planet which orbits probably the late K-type star MOA-2008-BLG-310L, located at least 20000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. This planet has mass 23% of Jupiter or 77% of Saturn and orbits at 1.25 AU from the star. This planet was discovered by... ) |
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PSR B1620-26 PSR B1620-26 PSR B1620-26 is a binary star system located at a distance of 3,800 parsecs in the globular cluster of Messier 4 in the constellation of Scorpius. The system is composed of a pulsar and a white dwarf... |
24 | 11 | 12400 | pulsar+DB | neutron star Neutron star A neutron star is a type of stellar remnant that can result from the gravitational collapse of a massive star during a Type II, Type Ib or Type Ic supernova event. Such stars are composed almost entirely of neutrons, which are subatomic particles without electrical charge and with a slightly larger... /white dwarf White dwarf A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a small star composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter. They are very dense; a white dwarf's mass is comparable to that of the Sun and its volume is comparable to that of the Earth. Its faint luminosity comes from the emission of stored... binary orbited by a planet (b); member of the M4 Messier 4 Messier 4 or M4 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Scorpius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1746 and catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764. It was the first globular cluster in which individual stars were resolved.-Visibility:M4 is conspicuous in even the smallest of... globular cluster Globular cluster A globular cluster is a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galactic core as a satellite. Globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity, which gives them their spherical shapes and relatively high stellar densities toward their centers. The name of this category of star cluster is... |
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OGLE-2007-BLG-368L OGLE-2007-BLG-368L OGLE-2007-BLG-368 is a faint and far away star located at least 19,200 light years away from Sun in the constellation Scorpius. This star has mass 0.65 solar masses which implies that it could probably be a late K-type star. In 2009 during the microlensing event, a Neptune-mass planet was found... |
19230 | late K? | has a planet (b OGLE-2007-BLG-368Lb OGLE-2007-BLG-368Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 19,230 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius, orbiting the star OGLE-2007-BLG-368L. This planet was detected on December 8, 2009 by the gravitational microlensing by Sumi. It has mass 6.94% of Jupiter and is located 3.3... ) |