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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 ...
Ara (Latin for "the Altar") is a southern constellation between Scorpius, Telescopium, Triangulum Australe, and Norma.It was (as Βωμός, Bōmǒs) one of the Greek bulk (namely 48) described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations designated by the International Astronomical Union.
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 ...
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.
NGC 6388 is a globular cluster of stars located in the southern constellation of Scorpius.The cluster was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on May 13, 1826 using a 20 cm (9 in) reflector telescope. [3]
Messier 7 or M7, also designated NGC 6475 and sometimes known as the Ptolemy Cluster, [4] is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. The cluster is easily detectable with the naked eye, close to the "stinger" of Scorpius. With a declination of −34.8°, it is the southernmost Messier object.
Zeta 1 Scorpii (Zeta 1 Sco, ζ 1 Scorpii, ζ 1 Sco) is a B-type hypergiant star in the constellation of Scorpius. [9] It has an apparent visual magnitude which varies between 4.66 and 4.86. [ 3 ] It is a member of the Scorpius OB1 association , and potentially of the open star cluster NGC 6231 , [ 11 ] also known as the "Northern jewel box ...
Here're all the bordering constellations of each constellation (remember to [[link]] them when you copy&paste them into the tables): ... Scorpius; Corona Australis ...