ν-Sco (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ν-Sco will become visible at around 20:58 (EDT), 23° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:05.
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Name
ν-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h11m59s [6] |
| Declination: | −19°27'38" [6] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 4.13 (V) [3] 4.11 (BT) [2] 4.13 (VT) [2] 4.28 (G) [6] 4.02 (BP) [6] 3.95 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 141.7 parsec 462.0 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.02 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 29.2 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 194.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.63 |
Sources