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Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the Southern celestial hemisphere, where it sits near the center of the Milky Way, between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. Scorpius is an ancient constellation whose recognition predates Greek culture; [ 1 ] it is one of the 48 constellations identified by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy ...
Antares is the brightest and most evolved stellar member of the Scorpius–Centaurus association, the nearest OB association to the Sun. It is located about 170 parsecs (550 ly) from Earth at the rim of the Upper Scorpius subgroup, and is illuminating the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex in its foreground.
Nu Scorpii (ν Scorpii, abbreviated Nu Sco, ν Sco) is a multiple star system in the constellation of Scorpius. It is most likely a septuple star system, [5] consisting of two close groups (designated Nu Scorpii AB and CD) that are separated by 41 arcseconds. [5] Based on parallax measurements, [7] it is approximately 470 light-years from the Sun.
Pi Scorpii or π Scorpii, is a triple star [10] system in the southern constellation of Scorpius. With a combined apparent magnitude of 2.9, [2] it can be easily seen with the naked eye. Parallax measurements yield an estimated distance of around 590 light-years (180 parsecs) from the Sun. [2]
Tau Scorpii, Latinized from τ Scorpii, formally known as Paikauhale / ˌ p aɪ k aʊ ˈ h ɑː l eɪ /, is a star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius.The apparent visual magnitude of Tau Scorpii is +2.8, which make it among the brightest stars of the Scorpius constellation.
Lambda Scorpii is a triple star system and the second-brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius. It is formally named Shaula; Lambda Scorpii is its Bayer designation, which is Latinised from λ Scorpii and abbreviated Lambda Sco or λ Sco. With an apparent visual magnitude of 1.62, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Scorpius, sorted by decreasing brightness. Name B F Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. ... Scorpius X-1: V818: 16 h 19 ...
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.