β²-Sco (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , β²-Sco will become visible at around 21:42 (EDT), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:55.
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Name
β²-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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 |
Sources