σ-Sco (Star)

From Cambridge , σ-Sco is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:39 (EDT), 16° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:38, 22° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:47, when it sinks below 15° above your south-western horizon.
Name
σ-Sco
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Object type
Star
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Right ascension: | 16h21m11s [4] |
Declination: | −25°35'34" [4] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: Variable | 2.90 (V) [2] 3.02 (BT) [2] 2.91 (VT) [2] 2.92 (G) [4] 3.07 (BP) [4] 2.64 (RP) [4] |
Distance: | 213.7 parsec 696.6 lightyrs [3] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.10 |
Proper motion (speed): | 19.4 mas/yr[3] |
Proper motion (pos ang): | 213.1° |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.75 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.