Shaula (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Shaula is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 11° above the horizon.
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Name
Shaula
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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 |
Sources