V63⁶-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 , V63⁶-Sco is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 2° above the horizon.

Name V63⁶-Sco
Object type Star
Other names
V63⁶-Sco
V636 Scorpii
HD 156979
HIP 85035[2]
TYC 8341-720-1[1]
Gaia EDR3- 5952775576537356544[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h22m46s [3]
Declination:-45°36'51" [3]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:6.69 (V) [1]
7.91 (BT) [1]
6.79 (VT) [1]
6.32 (G) [3]
6.79 (BP) [3]
5.67 (RP) [3]
Distance:868.8 parsec
2832.1 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.95
Proper motion (speed):3.9 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):231.8°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.01

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