List of stars in Scorpius
Encyclopedia
This is the list of notable star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...

s in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....

 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...

Notes
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

)
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...

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...

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...

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
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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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