Shaula (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , Shaula is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 11° above the horizon.

Name Shaula
Object type Star
Other names
Shaula
λ-Sco
Lambda Scorpii
35-Sco
35 Scorpii
HR 6527[1]
HD 158926
HIP 85927[5]
TYC 7388-1093-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h33m36s [3]
Declination:−37°06'13" [3]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:
Variable
1.63 (V) [3]
1.45 (BT) [2]
1.61 (VT) [2]
Distance:175.1 parsec
570.9 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):-0.14
Proper motion (speed):32.0 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):195.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.59

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