SCORPIO
(Abbreviation:
Sco)
Alternatively, and probably more correctly, known as Scorpius. Mythologically it is usually associated with the scorpion, which Juno caused to attack and kill the great hunter Orion. Note that Orion and Scorpio are now on opposite sides of the sky – placed there, it is said, so that the creature could do Orion no further damage!
Scorpio is one of the most
magnificent of all constellations, and one of the few, which gives at least a
vague impression of the creature it is meant to represent. Antares dominates it. But the whole area
is exceptionally rich. The ‘sting’,
which includes Shaula –only just below first magnitude –, is to all intents and
purposes invisible from England.
There are 20 stars above the fourth magnitude. Antares itself is very slightly variable
(range 0.86 – 1.02).
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAG. |
ABS.
MAG. |
SPEC |
DIST.PC | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | |||||
|
1
b |
15 |
50 |
58.6 |
-25 |
45 |
05 |
4.64 |
-1.7 |
B3 |
170 |
|
2
A |
15 |
53 |
36.6 |
-25 |
19 |
38 |
4.59 |
-2.1 |
B2.5 |
220 |
|
5 r |
15 |
56 |
53.0 |
-29 |
12 |
50 |
3.88 |
-2.5 |
B2 |
190 |
|
6 p |
15 |
58 |
51.0 |
-26 |
06 |
50 |
2.89 |
-3.5 |
B1 |
190 |
|
7 d |
16 |
00 |
19.9 |
-22 |
37 |
18 |
2.32 |
-4.1 |
BO |
170
DSCHUBBA |
|
x |
16 |
04 |
22.0 |
-11 |
22 |
24 |
4.16 |
2.2 |
F6 |
26 |
|
8 b |
16 |
05 |
26.1 |
-19 |
48 |
19 |
2.64 |
-3.7 |
BO.5+B2 |
250
GRAFFIAS |
|
9 w¹ |
16 |
06 |
48.3 |
-20 |
40 |
09 |
3.96 |
-3.5 |
B1 |
250 JABHAT AL
AKRAB |
|
10 w² |
16 |
07 |
24.2 |
-20 |
52 |
07 |
4.32 |
0.4 |
gG2 |
53 |
|
14 n |
16 |
11 |
59.6 |
-19 |
27 |
38 |
4.00 |
0.0,-2.8 |
A0+B2 |
170 JABBAH |
|
13 c² |
16 |
12 |
18.1 |
-27 |
55 |
35 |
4.58 |
-2.1 |
B2.5 |
220 |
|
19 o |
16 |
20 |
38.0 |
-24 |
10 |
10 |
4.55 |
-2.1 |
A5 |
92 |
|
20 s |
16 |
21 |
11.2 |
-25 |
35 |
34 |
2.89v |
-4.4 |
B1 |
180
ALNIYAT |
|
21 a |
16 |
29 |
24.3 |
-26 |
25 |
55 |
0.96v |
-4.7 |
M1 |
100
ANTARES |
|
N |
16 |
31 |
22.8 |
-34 |
42 |
15 |
4.23 |
-2.5 |
B2 |
220 |
|
23 t |
16 |
35 |
52.8 |
-28 |
12 |
58 |
2.82 |
-4.1 |
BO |
240 |
|
H |
16 |
36 |
22.4 |
-35 |
15 |
21 |
4.16 |
0.6 |
MO |
55 |
|
26 e |
16 |
50 |
09.7 |
-34 |
17 |
36 |
2.29 |
-0.1 |
K2 |
20 WEI |
|
m¹ |
16 |
51 |
52.1 |
-38 |
02 |
51 |
3.04 |
-3.0 |
B1.5 |
160 |
|
m² |
16 |
52 |
20.0 |
-38 |
01 |
03 |
3.57 |
-3.0 |
B2 |
210 |
|
z¹)
z²) |
16 16 |
53 |
59.6 |
-42 |
21 |
44 |
4.73 |
-6.7 |
B1.5 |
780 |
|
54 |
34.9 |
-42 |
21 |
41 |
3.62 |
-0.3 |
K5 |
50 | ||
|
h |
17 |
12 |
09.? |
-43 |
14 |
21 |
3.33 |
0.6 |
F2 |
21 |
|
34 u |
17 |
30 |
45.6 |
-37 |
17 |
45 |
2.69 |
-5.7 |
B3 |
480 LESATH |
|
35 l |
17 |
33 |
36.4 |
-37 |
06 |
14 |
1.63 |
-3.0 |
B2 |
84 SHAULA |
|
Q |
17 |
36 |
32.6 |
-38 |
38 |
07 |
4.29 |
0.2 |
gKO |
58 |
|
q |
17 |
37 |
19.0 |
-42 |
59 |
52 |
1.87 |
-5.6 |
FO |
280 SARGAS |
|
k |
17 |
42 |
29.0 |
-39 |
01 |
48 |
2.41 |
-3.0 |
B2 |
120 GIRTAB |
|
i¹ |
17 |
47 |
34.9 |
-40 |
07 |
37 |
3.03 |
-8.4 |
F2 |
1700 |
|
G |
17 |
49 |
51.3 |
-37 |
02 |
36 |
3.21 |
-0.1 |
K2 |
46 |
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
MAGS. |
P.A. |
DIST.” | ||||
|
H |
M |
S |
o |
‘ |
“ | ||||
|
x |
16 |
04 |
22.0 |
-11 |
22 |
24 |
4.9,4.9 |
var |
BINARY,45.7
YEARS |
|
8 b |
16 |
05 |
26.1 |
-19 |
48 |
19 |
2.9,5.1 |
023 |
A IS DOUBLE; MAG.
9.7, DIST 0”.8 |
|
20 s |
16 |
21 |
11.2 |
-25 |
35 |
34 |
2.9,9.0 |
273 |
|
|
14 n |
16 |
11 |
59.6 |
-19 |
27 |
38 |
4.3,6.5 |
337 |
BOTH
DOUBLE |
|
21 a |
16 |
29 |
24.3 |
-26 |
25 |
55 |
1.0,6.5 |
274 |
FIXED. RED AND GREEN B
IS A RADIO
SOURCE |
|
STAR |
R.A. |
DEC |
RANGE |
PEROID,D |
SPEC |
TYPE | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||||
|
SS |
16 |
52.0 |
-32 |
33 |
7.5—9.5 |
- |
K |
IRREGULAR |
|
RS |
16 |
52.0 |
-45 |
01 |
6.2---13.0 |
320 |
M |
MIRA |
|
RR |
16 |
53.4 |
-30 |
30 |
-5.1---12.3 |
279 |
M |
MIRA |
|
RV |
16 |
55.1 |
-33 |
32 |
7.2---8.4 |
6.06 |
F-G |
CEPHEID |
|
RT |
16 |
00.2 |
-36 |
51 |
7.0---14.6 |
448 |
M |
MIRA |
|
AH |
17 |
08.0 |
-32 |
16 |
7.1---11 |
714 |
M |
SEMI-REGULAR |
|
FV |
17 |
10.5 |
-32 |
48 |
7.4---8.6 |
5.72 |
B9 |
ECLIPSING |
|
RU |
17 |
38.8 |
-43 |
44 |
7.8---13.7 |
368 |
M |
MIRA |
|
V.636 |
17 |
19.1 |
-43 |
34 |
6.3---7.0 |
6.80 |
G |
CEPHEID |
s IS VERY SLIGHTLY VARIABLE
(2.82-2.90)
s IS A b-CANIS MAJORIS VARIABLE,
RANGE 0m.1 PEROID 0.25 DAYS
m¹ IS A b-LYRÆ ECLIPSING VARIABLE,
RANGE 0m.1 , PERIOD 1.44 DAYS
a IS VERY SLIGHTLY VARIABLE;
BELOW 0m.2; SEMI-REGULAR ± 1730 d.
|
OBJECT |
R.A. |
DEC |
TYPE |
NOTES | ||
|
H |
M |
o |
‘ | |||
|
NGC 6093
M.80 |
16 |
14.1 |
-22 |
52 |
GLOBULA |
MAG.
7.7 |
|
NGC 6121
M.4 |
16 |
20.6 |
-26 |
34 |
GLOBULA |
MAG.
6.4 |
|
NGC
6124 |
16 |
22.2 |
-40 |
35 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 6. ABOUT 120
STARS |
|
NGC
6153 |
16 |
28.0 |
-40 |
08 |
PLANETARY |
MAG.
11.5 |
|
NGC
6242 |
16 |
52.2 |
-39 |
25 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 8. ABOUT 40
STARS |
|
NGC
6259 |
16 |
57.1 |
-44 |
36 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 8.6. ABOUT 100
STARS |
|
NGC
6268 |
16 |
58.6 |
-39 |
39 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 9.5. RATHER
SPARSE |
|
NGC
6302 |
17 |
10.4 |
-37 |
03 |
PLANETARY |
MAG.
11.4 |
|
NGC
6302 |
17 |
10.5 |
-37 |
03 |
NEBULA |
MAG. ‘BUG
NEBULA’ |
|
NGC
6318 |
17 |
14.3 |
-39 |
24 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 12, BUT
CONCENTRATED |
|
NGC
6322 |
17 |
15.2 |
-42 |
50 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 7.0. ABOUT 20
STARS |
|
NGC
6357 |
17 |
21.3 |
-34 |
07 |
NEBULA |
|
|
NGC 6405
M.6 |
17 |
36.8 |
-32 |
11 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 5.3. NAKED-EYE
SUPERB CLUSTER |
|
NGC
6451 |
17 |
47.4 |
-30 |
11 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 8.3. ABOUT 50
STARS |
|
NGC 6475
M.7 |
17 |
50.7 |
-34 |
48 |
OPEN
CLUSTER |
MAG. 3.2 GLORIOUS.
BRILLIANT
NAKED-EYE CLUSTER |
