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 Cambridge , ξ-Sco is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:25, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:50, 36° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:13, 26° above your south-western horizon.

Name ξ-Sco
Object type Star
Other names
ξ-Sco
Xi Scorpii
HR 5977[1]
HD 144069
TYC 5619-1257-1[3]
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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