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The Javanese people of Indonesia call this constellation Banyakangrem ("the brooded swan") [17] or Kalapa Doyong ("leaning coconut tree") [18] due to the shape similarity. In Hawaii, Scorpius is known as the demigod Maui's Fishhook [19] or Ka Makau Nui o Māui (meaning the Big Fishhook of Māui) and the name of the fishhook was Manaiakalani. [20]
Bahasa Indonesia; Italiano; Latina ... This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Scorpius, sorted by decreasing brightness ... Wikipedia® is a ...
Theta Scorpii (θ Scorpii, abbreviated Theta Sco, θ Sco) is a binary star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius.The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +1.87, [5] making it readily visible to the naked eye and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
Bahasa Indonesia; Interlingua; ... Constellation map Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ... Scorpius in Chinese astronomy;
Often referred to as "the heart of the scorpion", Antares is flanked by σ Scorpii and τ Scorpii near the center of the constellation. Distinctly reddish when viewed with the naked eye, Antares is a slow irregular variable star that ranges in brightness from an apparent visual magnitude of +0.6 down to +1.6.
The Scorpius–Centaurus association (sometimes called Sco–Cen or Sco OB2) is the nearest OB association to the Sun. This stellar association is composed of three subgroups (Upper Scorpius, Upper Centaurus–Lupus, and Lower Centaurus–Crux) and its distance is about 130 parsecs or 420 light-years . [ 1 ]
Epsilon Scorpii (ε Scorpii, abbreviated Eps Sco, ε Sco), formally named Larawag / ˈ l ær ə w æ ɡ /, [12] is a star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius.It has an apparent visual magnitude of +2.3, [2] making it the fifth-brightest member of the constellation.
Beta Scorpii (β Scorpii, abbreviated Beta Sco, β Sco) is a multiple star system in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius. It bore the traditional proper name of Acrab / ˈ æ k r æ b / , [ 8 ] though the International Astronomical Union now regards that name as applying only to the β Scorpii Aa component.