κ-Sco (Star)

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

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From Fairfield , κ-Sco is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 9° above the horizon.

Name κ-Sco
Object type Star
Other names
κ-Sco
Kappa Scorpii
HR 6580[1]
HD 160578
HIP 86670[5]
TYC 7885-2065-1[4]
Gaia EDR3- 5961206940987571200[6]
Position
Right ascension:17h42m29s [6]
Declination:−39°01'48" [6]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:
Variable
2.39 (V) [3]
2.16 (BT) [2]
2.36 (VT) [2]
2.42 (G) [6]
2.85 (BP) [6]
2.66 (RP) [6]
Distance:148.1 parsec
483.0 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):-0.17
Proper motion (speed):26.2 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):193.3°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.46

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