V861-Sco (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , V861-Sco is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 8° above the horizon.
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Name
V861-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h56m35s [4] |
| Declination: | −40°49'24" [4] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.19 (V) [2] 6.44 (BT) [2] 6.21 (VT) [2] 6.04 (G) [4] 6.19 (BP) [4] 5.69 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 1.5 kpc 5.0 klyr [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.19 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 1.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 186.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.72 |
Sources