η-Sco (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , η-Sco is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 5° above the horizon.
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Name
η-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h12m09s [4] |
| Declination: | −43°14'25" [4] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 3.32 (V) [2] 3.81 (BT) [2] 3.36 (VT) [2] 3.23 (G) [4] 3.58 (BP) [4] 2.86 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 22.4 parsec 73.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.38 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 288.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 175.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.56 |
Sources