ν-Sco (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ν-Sco will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:11.
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Name
ν-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h11m58s [3] |
| Declination: | −19°27'01" [3] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 6.50 (V) [2] 6.56 (BT) [2] 6.50 (VT) [2] 6.59 (G) [3] 6.63 (BP) [3] 6.39 (RP) [3] |
| Distance: | 137.7 parsec 449.0 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.05 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 27.6 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 205.4° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.80 |
Sources