ξ-Sco (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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 01:58, when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
ξ-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h04m22s [3] |
| Declination: | −11°22'23" [3] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 4.32 (V) [3] 4.84 (BT) [3] 4.36 (VT) [3] |
| Distance: | 29.3 parsec 95.6 lightyrs [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.41 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 69.0 mas/yr[2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 259.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.98 |
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