K-Sco (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , k-Sco is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 14° above the horizon.
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Name
K-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h04m49s [4] |
| Declination: | -34°07'22" [4] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 4.87 (V) [2] 5.10 (BT) [2] 4.89 (VT) [2] 4.74 (G) [4] 4.89 (BP) [4] 4.46 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.5 klyr [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.18 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 2.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 148.2° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.31 |
Sources