ι²-Sco (Star)

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

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From Cambridge , ι²-Sco is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 7° above the horizon.

Name ι²-Sco
Object type Star
Other names
ι²-Sco
Iota2 Scorpii
HR 6631[1]
HD 161912
HIP 87294[3]
TYC 7890-2436-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 5957938608303888896[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h50m11s [4]
Declination:−40°05'25" [4]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:4.81 (V) [2]
5.09 (BT) [2]
4.83 (VT) [2]
4.69 (G) [4]
4.87 (BP) [4]
4.37 (RP) [4]
Distance:1.2 kpc
4.0 klyr [4]
B-V Color (mag):0.22
Proper motion (speed):3.4 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):128.2°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.64

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