π-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 , π-Sco will become visible at around 21:31 (EDT), 21° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:15.

Name π-Sco
Object type Star
Other names
π-Sco
Pi Scorpii
6-Sco
6 Scorpii
HR 5944[1]
HD 143018
NSV 7371
HIP 78265[5]
TYC 6783-2697-1[4]
Gaia EDR3- 6235406071207202688[6]
Position
Right ascension:15h58m51s [6]
Declination:−26°06'51" [6]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:
Variable
2.89 (V) [3]
2.68 (BT) [2]
2.87 (VT) [2]
2.87 (G) [6]
2.95 (BP) [6]
3.01 (RP) [6]
Distance:103.4 parsec
337.0 lightyrs [6]
B-V Color (mag):-0.16
Proper motion (speed):29.0 mas/yr[6]
Proper motion (pos ang):205.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.18

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