D-Sco (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , d-Sco is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 15° below the horizon at dusk.
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Name
D-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h18m17s [4] |
| Declination: | −28°36'52" [4] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 4.78 (V) [2] 4.82 (BT) [2] 4.79 (VT) [2] 4.78 (G) [4] 4.78 (BP) [4] 4.75 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 42.5 parsec 138.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 106.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 197.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.64 |
Sources