β²-Sco (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , β²-Sco is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:40, when it reaches an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:11, 29° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:31, 20° above your south-western horizon.

Name β²-Sco
Object type Star
Other names
β²-Sco
Beta2 Scorpii
8-Sco
8 Scorpii
HR 5985[1]
HD 144218
NSV 7424
HIP 78821[5]
TYC 6208-1622-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:16h05m26s [3]
Declination:-19°48'06" [3]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:
Variable
4.84 (V) [3]
4.79 (BT) [2]
4.83 (VT) [2]
Distance:122.1 parsec
398.0 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):-0.03
Proper motion (speed):26.4 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):191.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.59

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