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Eta Scuti, Latinized from η Scuti, is a single [10] star in the southern constellation of Scutum, near the constellation border with Aquila. Eta Scuti was a latter designation of 9 Aquilae before the official constellation borders were set in 1922. [11] It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual ...
UY Scuti (BD-12°5055) is a red supergiant star, located 5,900 light-years away in the constellation Scutum.It is also a pulsating variable star, with a maximum brightness of magnitude 8.29 and a minimum of magnitude 10.56, which is too dim for naked-eye visibility.
Scutum is a small constellation. Its name is Latin for shield , and it was originally named Scutum Sobiescianum by Johannes Hevelius in 1684. Located just south of the celestial equator , its four brightest stars form a narrow diamond shape.
Alpha Scuti, Latinized from α Scuti, is an orange-hued star in the southern constellation of Scutum. Originally part of the Aquila constellation, Alpha Scuti was a latter designation of 1 Aquilae. [9] It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.83. [2]
The term "scutum" is also used in insect anatomy, as an alternative name for the anterior portion of the mesonotum (and, technically, the metanotum, though rarely applied in that context). Conspicuous scutum on a typical female hard tick before she has fed.
Gamma Scuti, Latinized from γ Scuti, is a single, [9] white-hued star in the southern constellation of Scutum.The apparent visual magnitude of 4.67 [2] indicates this is a dim star but visible to the naked eye.
Zeta Scuti, Latinized from ζ Scuti, is the Bayer designation for a star in the southern constellation of Scutum. It is a faint star but visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 4.66. [2] The distance to this star, as determined via parallax measurement, is around 210 light years.
Beta Scuti, Latinized from β Scuti, is a binary star system in the southern constellation Scutum. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 4.85 mas as seen from Earth, [ 1 ] it is located approximately 670 light years from the Sun .