Dschubba (Star)

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From Cambridge , Dschubba is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:40, when it reaches an altitude of 14° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:25, 25° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:45, 17° above your south-western horizon.

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Name Dschubba
Object type Star
Other names
Dschubba
δ-Sco
Delta Scorpii
7-Sco
7 Scorpii
HR 5953[1]
HD 143275
HIP 78401[5]
TYC 6779-2194-1[4]
Position
Right ascension:16h00m20s [3]
Declination:-22°37'17" [3]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:2.30 (V) [3]
2.18 (BT) [2]
2.28 (VT) [2]
Distance:150.6 parsec
491.0 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):-0.09
Proper motion (speed):36.9 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):196.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.59
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Events
06 Mar 2029  –  Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
02 Apr 2029  –  Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
29 Apr 2029  –  Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
27 May 2029  –  Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
23 Jun 2029  –  Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
21 Jul 2029  –  Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
17 Aug 2029  –  Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
13 Sep 2029  –  Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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