List of stars in Scorpius explained

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Scorpius, sorted by decreasing brightness.

NameBFVarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.		abs.
mag.		Dist. (ly)Sp. classNotes
Antares A α 21 148478 80763 0.91 −5.24 553 M1.5Iab-b Cor Scorpii, Qalb al-Aqrab, Vespertilo; 16th brightest star; binary; semiregular variable,
λ 35 158926 85927 1.62 −5.05 703 B2IV+DA7.9 Shaula; β Cep and Algol variable,
θ 159532 86228 1.86 −2.75 272 F1II Sargas; suspected variable,
δ 7 143275 78401 2.29 −3.16 401 B0.2IVe Dschubba, Al Jabba, Iclarkrau; γ Cas variable,
ε 26 151680 82396 2.29 0.78 65 K2IIIb Wei, Larawag; suspected variable,
κ 160578 86670 2.39 −3.38 464 B1.5III Girtab; β Cep variable,
β1 8 144217 78820 2.62 −3.44 530 B0.5V Acrab, Elacrab, Graffias, Grafias, Grassias; suspected variable,
υ 34 158408 85696 2.70 −3.31 518 B2IV Lesath, Lesuth
τ 23 149438 81266 2.82 −2.78 430 B0V Paikauhale,[1] Alniyat, Al Niyat
π 6 143018 78265 2.89 −2.85 459 B1V + B2V Fang; Nur;[2] Vrischika, Iclil rotating ellipsoidal variable,
σ 20 147165 80112 2.90 −3.86 734 B1III Alniyat, Al Niyat, β Cep variable,
ι1 161471 87073 2.99 −5.71 1791 F3Ia Apollyon
μ1 151890 82514 3.00 −4.01 821 B1.5IV + B Xamidimura, Denebakrab; β Lyr variable,
G 161892 87261 3.19 0.24 127 K0/K1III γ Tel, Fuyue
η 155203 84143 3.32 1.61 72 F3p suspected variable
μ2 151985 82545 3.56 −2.44 517 B2IV Pipirima, Shéngōng (神宮),[3]
ζ2 152334 82729 3.62 0.30 150 K4III suspected variable,
ρ 5 142669 78104 3.87 −1.62 409 B2IV/V Iklil, suspected variable
ω1 9 144470 78933 3.93 −1.64 423 B1V Jabhat al Akrab
ν 14 145502 79374 4.00 −1.63 436 B2IV Jabbah, Jabah; quintuple star
H 149447 81304 4.18 −0.90 339 K5III β Nor; suspected variable,
N 148703 80911 4.24 −2.56 746 B2III-IV α Nor
Q 159433 86170 4.26 1.03 144 G8/K0III/IV suspected variable,
ω2 10 144608 78990 4.31 −0.24 265 G6/G8III Jabhat al Akrab
ο 19 147084 80079 4.55 −3.24 1177 A4II/III suspected variable,
c2 13 145482 79404 4.58 −1.20 468 B2V
A 2 142114 77840 4.59 −1.03 434 B2.5Vn
b 1 141637 77635 4.63 −1.39 522 B1.5Vn
ζ1 152236 82671 4.70 −8.5 2,600 B1Iae in NGC 6231; luminous blue variable,
ξ 144070 4.77 92 51 Lib; sextuple star
ι2 161912 87294 4.78 −5.50 3705 A6Ib suspected variable
i 22 148605 80815 4.79 −0.61 393 B3V suspected variable
161840 87220 4.79 −1.56 607 B8Ib/II
d 146624 79881 4.80 1.63 140 A0V:
k V1073 154090 83574 4.83 −4.74 2672 B2Iab α Cyg variable
163145 87846 4.85 −0.29 347 K2III
163376 87936 4.88 −1.24 547 M0III suspected variable
β2 144218 78821 4.90 −2.80 530 B2V component of the β Sco system
ψ 15 145570 79375 4.93 1.41 165 A3IV
143787 78650 4.96 0.90 212 K3III
153613 83336 5.03 −0.86 491 B8V
154948 84033 5.06 0.24 300 G8/K0III+..
ξ 144069 78727 5.07 92 F5IV component of the ξ Sco system
145250 79302 5.09 0.62 255 K0III
157243 85162 5.10 −1.73 756 B7III
Antares B α 21 148479 5.2 −0.9 553 B2.5V component of the Antares system
V973 151804 82493 5.23 −6.36 6792 O8Iaf α Cyg variable,
χ 17 145897 79540 5.24 −0.41 439 K3III Has a planet (b)
V1058 148688 80945 5.31 −6.79 8579 B1Ia α Cyg variable
144690 79050 5.35 −0.23 425 M2III variable star,
147513 80337 5.37 4.82 42 G3/G5V has a planet (b)
142165 77858 5.38 −0.14 414 B5V
V1040 142184 77859 5.41 0.01 393 B2V Algol variable,
147628 80390 5.42 −0.36 468 B8V suspected rotating ellipsoidal variable,
V913 142990 78246 5.43 −0.45 488 B5V SX Ari variable,
16 145607 79387 5.43 1.01 250 A4V
V918 149404 81305 5.46 −4.39 3047 O9Ia rotating ellipsoidal variable,
152234 82676 5.46 −5.84 5927 B0.5Ia in NGC 6231; suspected variable
151078 82135 5.48 0.21 369 K0III
27 152820 82960 5.48 −1.25 724 K5III
18 146233 79672 5.49 4.76 46 G1V solar twin
suspected variable,
144987 79199 5.50 −0.12 433 B8V
146836 79980 5.53 2.44 135 F5IV
156098 84551 5.53 2.01 165 F6V
160668 86698 5.53 −0.57 542 K5III
V1075 155806 84401 5.53 −5.13 4466 O8Ve Be star
162587 87569 5.58 −1.97 1055 K3III in Messier 7
4 142445 77984 5.63 0.02 432 A3V
150742 81972 5.64 −0.26 492 B3V
155259 84150 5.66 1.61 211 A0/A1V
c1 12 145483 79399 5.67 0.87 298 B9V
V1036 159176 86011 5.69 −4.40 3396 O6V+... in NGC 6383; trinary star; rotating ellipsoidal variable,
11 144708 79005 5.75 0.17 426 B9V
156293 84690 5.76 0.68 339 B9V suspected variable
152408 82775 5.78 −6.56 9588 WN9ha in NGC 6231; suspected variable,
148247 80672 5.79 0.84 319 K1IIICN...
147723 80399 5.82 2.91 107 F9IV Double star with HD 147722
V1003 149711 81472 5.83 −0.79 686 B2.5IV rotating ellipsoidal variable,
142883 78168 5.84 0.11 455 B3V Algol variable,
150331 81741 5.84 1.08 292 G1II
152293 82716 5.84 F5Ib-II
158799 85889 5.84 −1.55 982 B9Ib/II
162391 87472 5.84 −0.95 744 G8/K0III In Messier 7
145191 79320 5.86 1.66 226 F0IV
144844 79098 5.87 0.28 426 B9V α2 CVn variable,
3 V927 142301 77909 5.87 0.14 455 B8III/IV SX Ari variable,
160928 86847 5.87 1.29 269 A2/A3IV/V
V957 162374 87460 5.87 −1.16 830 B6Ib In Messier 7; SX Ari variable,
V929 144334 78877 5.90 0.03 487 B8V SX Ari variable,
145838 79596 5.91 −0.56 643 K0III
V923 153890 83491 5.91 1.88 209 F3V Algol variable,
Gliese 667 A 156384A 84709 5.91 6.69 23 K4V component of the Gliese 667 system; suspected variable,
157097 85048 5.91 0.36 421 K1III
149886 81523 5.93 0.31 434 B9.5V+...
154783 83896 5.93 1.36 267 Fm
162189 87390 5.94 −0.83 738 M2III semiregular variable
V1068 152161 82650 5.95 −1.81 1160 M3II/III slow irregular variable
153368 83235 5.95 1.19 292 K2IIICN...
155450 84226 5.95 −4.35 3747 B1Ib
155826 84425 5.95 3.52 100 G0V
146850 79938 5.97 −1.15 865 K3IIICNpvar
154310 83693 5.98 0.42 422 A2IV
158105 85543 5.98 −0.47 637 K0III
150894 81992 5.99 −0.83 755 A3IV
V906 162724 87616 6.00 −1.45 1009 B9V + B9V In Messier 7, Algol variable,
BM 160371 86527 6.01 −2.35 1531 K3III + (G) in Messier 6; slow irregular variable,
162517 87532 6.03 1.99 209 F2V
150608 81904 6.05 −0.62 703 B9II/III
153072 83100 6.05 1.47 269 A3III suspected variable
162496 87516 6.05 −0.60 697 K1III
162926 87722 6.05 −0.75 748 B9.5III
146001 79622 6.06 0.30 462 B8V α2 CVn variable
V1007 152248 82691 6.06 O7e in NGC 6231; β Lyr variable,
143619 78575 6.07 0.37 451 K2/K3III
148760 80910 6.07 1.87 225 K1III
146254 79692 6.09 −0.28 614 A0III suspected variable,
155974 84489 6.09 3.55 105 F6V
159707 86311 6.09 −0.54 692 B8V
151771 82453 6.10 −0.99 853 B8II/III suspected variable
162817 87671 6.10 −0.96 842 B9.5/A0III
RR 152783 82912 6.10 1150 M6IIIe Mira variable,
146954 80066 6.11 0.20 496 B9V
V1074 154368 83706 6.13 −2.85 2040 O9.5Iab α Cyg variable
150591 81914 6.14 0.28 485 B6/B7V suspected variable
157486 85237 6.14 0.19 505 Ap...
162586 87567 6.14 −0.88 825 B4III in Messier 7
142250 77900 6.15 0.09 531 B7V has a planet (b)
V949 158741 85839 6.16 1.06 341 F2IV δ Sct variable,
144927 79173 6.18 1.07 344 K1III
V861 152667 82911 6.18 B0Ia in Trumpler 24; β Lyr variable,
154153 83650 6.18 2.08 215 A4III
162396 87523 6.19 3.62 107 F8V
155940 84445 6.20 0.92 370 B9/B9.5V
RS 152476 82833 6.20 −0.08 588 M6-7e Mira variable,
150573 81903 6.21 0.61 430 A4V
143900 78699 6.22 −0.09 597 K2/K3III
159633 86246 6.26 −3.44 2835 G2Ib
154025 83594 6.28 1.33 319 A2V
163433 87948 6.28 0.29 513 A0IV/V
V900 152235 82669 6.29 B1Ia in Trumpler 24; rotating ellipsoidal variable,
146834 79945 6.29 0.40 490 K0III
152636 82855 6.29 0.03 581 K5III
ν 14 145501 6.30 component of the ν Sco system; α2 CVn variable
152424 82783 6.30 O9Ia in Trumpler 24
155276 84151 6.30 1.03 370 K1IIICN...
158042 85549 6.30 −2.04 1516 B5III
144585 78955 6.32 4.02 94 G5V
144661 79031 6.32 0.97 384 B8IV/V
145997 79605 6.32 1.63 282 K1III
V975 157038 85020 6.33 B4Ia+... α Cyg variable,
152431 82731 6.34 −0.09 631 A5IIIm... suspected variable
V911 151965 82554 6.35 0.07 588 B9p Si α² CVn variable,
V1077 156325 84650 6.36 −1.57 1259 B5III Be star
158156 85589 6.38 1.34 332 A1V
162678 6.38 980 B9V in Messier 7
V1051 145792 79530 6.40 0.69 453 B6IV SX Ari variable
146436 79788 6.40 −0.03 631 G8III
145964 79599 6.41 1.29 345 B9V
161390 87042 6.41 1.07 381 A0V
V951 162725 87624 6.41 −0.96 973 Ap... in Messier 7, α² CVn variable,
V915 155603 84332 6.42 K0Ia variable star,
157060 85019 6.42 3.58 121 F8V
145100 79203 6.43 2.96 161 F3V
149174 81198 6.43 0.06 614 K2/K3III suspected variable,
158619 85786 6.43 0.98 401 K2III
160748 86716 6.44 −3.13 2672 M1III suspected variable
147553 80324 6.45 1.11 381 A0V+...
152249 6.45 5900 O9Ib(f) in NGC 6231; suspected variable,
150638 81891 6.46 −0.44 784 B8V
155985 84556 6.46 B0.5Iab: variable star,
HD 163234163234 87865 6.46 0.22 576 K3III
150420 81803 6.47 1.09 388 G3III
153919 83499 6.48 O5f
159312 86098 6.48 1.40 338 A0V
V919 151932 82543 6.49 WN7h in Trumpler 24; Wolf–Rayet star,
153234 83202 6.50 2.98 165 F3V
V884 153919 83499 6.51 9100 O7.5Iaf rotating ellipsoidal variable and high-mass X-ray binary,
V952 145102 79235 6.57 547 B9p... α2 CVn variable,
V453 163181 87810 6.61 −5.43 8400 B0Ia β Lyr variable,
RV 153004 83059 6.61 1440 G0Ib classical Cepheid,
V905 160529 86624 6.66 −8.9 8150 A3Iae luminous blue variable,
25 151179 82140 6.72 −0.10 755 K0II
V636 156979 85035 6.74 F7/F8Ib/II
+ B9.5V 		classical Cepheid,
V760 147683 80405 7.05 1280 B4V Algol variable
V856 144668 79080 7.05 531 A7IVe UX Ori star,
143567 78530 7.18 511 B9V has a planet (b)
Gliese 667 B 156384B 7.24 8.02 23 K5 component of Gliese 667 system
159868 86375 7.27 3.66 172 G5V has two planets (b & c)
V933 147010 80024 7.37 533 B9II/III α2 CVn variable,
153950 83547 7.39 3.91 162 F8V Rapeto,[4] has a planet (b)
V922 153747 83410 7.42 588 A0III δ Sct variable
RY 162102 87345 7.51 F6Ib classical Cepheid,
V1292 152219 7.57 5900 O9IV in NGC 6231; Algol variable,
V393 161741 87191 7.59 2400 B3III double periodic or Algol variable,
V1294 152218 7.61 O9.5IV(n) in Trumpler 24; Algol variable,
V703 160589 86650 7.85 556 A9V double-mode δ Sct variable,
V482 158443 85701 7.91 F9II classical Cepheid,
147873 80486 7.96 342 G1V has two planets (b & c)
AH 155161 84071 8.10 12000 M4-5Ia-Iab semiregular variable, ; one of the largest known stars
145377 79346 8.12 4.31 188 G3V has a planet (b)
144432 78943 8.19 522 F0IIIe+K7V triple system; Herbig Ae/Be star
V1034 8.23 5900 O8V in NGC 6231; Algol variable,
RZ 144018 78746 8.3 M3e semiregular variable,
V965 158393 85680 8.57 937 G5:IIIe +F0/2IV/V RS CVn variable,
V500 316354 87173 8.81 1060 K0 classical Cepheid,
V1026 142666 8.86 A8Ve UX Ori star,
V907 163302 8.86 B9V Algol variable,
V718 145718 79476 8.86 383 A8III/IV UX Ori star,
V701 317844 85985 8.97 3500 B5V W UMa variable,
AK 152404 82747 9.00 335 F5Ve UX Ori star,
V1104 326823 9.03 O+... luminous blue variable,
162020 87330 9.12 95.94 K3V has a brown dwarf companion
GSC 06214-00210 9.15 473 M1 has a planet (b)
KQ 328953 82498 9.33 1120 K7 classical Cepheid,
V970 318107 9.34 B8 α2 CVn variable
V1035 156327 84655 9.35 1770 WC7+B0III β Cep variable,
V1037 320156 9.83 B4Ibe PV Tel variable,
AI 320921 9.98 G4 RV Tau variable,
Gliese 667 C 156384C 10.22 11.00 23 M1.5 component of Gliese 667 system; has two planets (b) (c)
319718 10.43 −7.3 8150 O3 If* one of the most luminous stars known
86214 10.95 16.557 M3.5
11.03 42.89 DA2 white dwarf
V818 11.1 11000 Oev low-mass X-ray binary
79431 11.34 10.47 49 M3V Sharjah,[5] has a planet (b)
V921 11.43 Bep γ Cas variable,
11.59 1000 F4 Dìwö,[6] has a transiting planet (b)
HK 11.7 Z And variable,
T 12.0 32600 in Messier 80; nova,
V866 12.05 K5 T Tau star,
V1094 12.5 K6 young stellar object,
1RXS J160929.1−210524 12.97 7.17 470 K7V style=text-align:left; has a planet (b)
IRAS 17163−3907 13.1 in Fried Egg Nebula; yellow hypergiant
CL 13.25 M4 Z And variable and re-radiating binary system,
GRO J1655-40 V1033 14.2 B9V X-ray nova containing black hole,
XTE J1739-302 14.8 O8.5Iab(f) high-mass X-ray binary
OGLE-2005-BLG-390L 15.7 21000 M4 has a planet (b)
V1190 16.42 K0: T Tau star,
MXB 1735-44 V926 17.4 X-ray burster,
17.8 −10.9 15000 B3 luminous blue variable, one of the most luminous stars known
V992 18.0 nova,
V1187 18.0 nova,
V1186 18.0 nova,
V1101 18.6 low-mass X-ray binary,
U 19.3 recurrent nova and eclipsing binary,
V745 19.3 nova and rotating ellipsoidal variable,
OGLE-2005-BLG-071L 19.5 11000 M? has a planet (b)
V1280 20.0 nova,
V1309 20.4 luminous red nova,
PSR B1620−26 21.30 in Messier 4; pulsar/white dwarf binary; has a planet
MOA-2008-BLG-310L 23.38 20000 has a planet (b)
FQ SS Cyg variable
V455 Z And variable
V893 SU UMa variable and eclipsing binary
V1018 semiregular variable
M8 in NGC 6441; symbiotic star
IGR J17252-3616 B0-1Ia high-mass X-ray binary
OAO 1657-415 B3:Ia-ab... high-mass X-ray binary
low-mass X-ray binary
low-mass X-ray binary
low-mass X-ray binary
23200 Ofpe/WN9 + Q high-mass X-ray binary
IGR J17091-3624 B9V low-mass X-ray binary containing black hole
low-mass X-ray binary
low-mass X-ray binary
in Terzan 2; low-mass X-ray binary
low-mass X-ray binary
in NGC 6441; low-mass X-ray binary
XTE J1751-305 low-mass X-ray binary
XTE J1720-318 V1228 X-ray nova
GCRT J1745−3009 B9V radio source; possible pulsar
OGLE-2007-BLG-368L 19230 late K? has a planet (b)
M7 has a low-mass companion
PSR B1706−44 pulsar
PSR B1737−30 pulsar
PSR J1614−2230 binary millisecond pulsar

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IAU Catalog of Star Names . . 2018-09-17.
  2. JPL Technical Memorandum 33-507, "A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars", Nov. 15 1971, page 18
  3. AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 10 日
  4. Web site: Madagascar. NameExoWorlds. en. 2020-03-12.
  5. Web site: United Arab Emirates. NameExoWorlds. en. 2020-03-12.
  6. Web site: Costa Rica. NameExoWorlds. en. 2020-03-12.

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