Scorpius

Constellation

The Scorpius Constellation contains the following notable stars: Acrab, Alniyat, Antares, Dschubba, Fang, Iklil, Jabbah, Larawag, Lesath, Paikauhale, Pipirima, Sargas, Shaula, Xamidimura


Notes:

  • Acrab: the traditional name of the β Scorpii system has been rendered Akrab and Elakrab, derived (like Acrab) from Arabic: العقرب al-ʿaqrab ('the scorpion').
  • Paikauhale: Au-haele, Hōkū-‘ula and Paikauhale are documented as three stars in a line, running from north to south. Two of the most reliable sources—Mary Puku‘i and Ruby Johnson—both identify Hōkū-‘ula as Antares (α Sco), which makes Au-haele Alniyat (σ Sco) and Paikauhale τ Sco.
  • Pipirima: In Tahiti, a traditional story is told of a brother and sister, named Pipiri and Rehua, who flee their parents into the sky and become stars. Their parents call them Pipiri ma while chasing them into the sky: ma "with, and" is used after names to mean "et al." In one account, the children become Shaula and Lesath in the tip of the tail of Scorpio, and in another they become Mu² and Mu¹ Scorpii.[citation needed] (In a similar version of the story told in the Cook Islands, they become Omega¹ and Omega² Scorpii).

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Detailed Star Information:

Name Harvard Revised Name Right Ascension (deg) Declination (deg) Distance (parsecs) Vmag (log)
1 Sco HR5885 4.15 -0.42 147.47 4.64
2 Sco HR5904 4.16 -0.43 154.08 4.59
3 Sco HR5912 4.17 -0.43 144.23 5.87
4 Sco HR5917 4.17 -0.45 105.4 5.62
Iklil HR5928 4.18 -0.5 144.72 3.88
Fang HR5944 4.18 -0.45 179.53 2.89
Dschubba HR5953 4.19 -0.37 150.6 2.32
Xi Sco HR5977 4.21 -0.19 27.69 5.07
Xi Sco HR5978 4.21 -0.19 28.04 4.77
Acrab HR5984 4.21 -0.32 123.92 2.62
8Bet2Sco HR5985 4.21 -0.32 121.41 4.92
9Ome1Sco HR5993 4.22 -0.34 144.51 3.96
10Ome2Sco HR5997 4.22 -0.33 89.65 4.32
11 Sco HR6002 4.22 -0.2 124.34 5.78
Jabbah HR6027 4.24 -0.32 145.35 4.01
13 Sco HR6028 4.24 -0.46 147.39 4.59
12 Sco HR6029 4.24 -0.48 93.02 5.67
15Psi Sco HR6031 4.24 -0.17 44.17 4.94
16 Sco HR6033 4.24 -0.13 78.58 5.43
17Chi Sco HR6048 4.25 -0.18 137.22 5.22
18 Sco HR6060 4.26 -0.13 14.14 5.5
19Omi Sco HR6081 4.28 -0.42 269.54 4.55
Alniyat HR6084 4.28 -0.43 213.68 2.89
Antares HR6134 4.32 -0.45 169.78 0.96
22 Sco HR6141 4.32 -0.43 126.74 4.79
Paikauhale HR6165 4.35 -0.48 145.35 2.82
25 Sco HR6225 4.39 -0.43 284.97 6.71
Larawag HR6241 4.41 -0.59 19.54 2.29
Xamidimura HR6247 4.42 -0.66 533.85 3.08
Pipirima HR6252 4.42 -0.66 145.35 3.57
Zet1Sco HR6262 4.42 -0.73 1707.94 4.73
Zet2Sco HR6271 4.43 -0.73 41.26 3.62
27 Sco HR6288 4.44 -0.57 191.0 5.48
Eta Sco HR6380 4.5 -0.75 22.53 3.33
Lesath HR6508 4.58 -0.64 176.68 2.69
Shaula HR6527 4.6 -0.64 175.13 1.63
Sargas HR6553 4.61 -0.72 92.08 1.87
Kap Sco HR6580 4.64 -0.68 148.15 2.41
Iot1Sco HR6615 4.66 -0.7 591.72 3.03
Iot2Sco HR6631 4.67 -0.7 1227.3 4.81