ξ-Sco (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , ξ-Sco is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 43° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:06, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:53, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.

Name ξ-Sco
Object type Star
Other names
ξ-Sco
Xi Scorpii
HR 5978[1]
HD 144070
Position
Right ascension:16h04m22s [1]
Declination:−11°22'23" [1]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:4.77 (V) [1]

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