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Scorpius
Scorpii — The Scorpion
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Imagery
Scorpius (Annotated) (scorpius-ann)
Photo of the constellation Scorpius with annotations from IAU and Sky & Telescope.
E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani · CC BY
Overview
Scorpius (Scorpii) — The Scorpion is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Highlights
- ★The red supergiant Antares
- ★The clusters M6 and M7
Notable stars
63 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Shaulamag 1.62
- Sargasmag 1.86
- Dschubbamag 2.29
- Larawagmag 2.29
- Kappa Scorpiimag 2.39
- Acrabmag 2.56
- Lesathmag 2.7
- Paikauhalemag 2.82
- Fangmag 2.89
- Alniyatmag 2.9
- HR 6615mag 2.99
- Xamidimuramag 3
Deep-sky objects
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- IncludesAntares
- ContainsMessier 4
- ContainsMessier 6 (Butterfly Cluster)
- ContainsMessier 7 (Ptolemy Cluster)
- ContainsMessier 80
- ContainsButterfly Nebula (NGC 6302)
- Constellation ofShaula
- Constellation ofSargas
- Constellation ofDschubba
- Constellation ofLarawag
- Constellation ofKappa Scorpii
- Constellation ofAcrab
- Constellation ofLesath
- Constellation ofPaikauhale
- Constellation ofFang
- Constellation ofAlniyat
- Constellation ofHR 6615
- Constellation ofXamidimura
- Constellation ofFuyue
- Constellation ofEta Scorpii
- Constellation ofPipirima
- Constellation ofHR 6271
- Constellation ofIklil
- Constellation of9 Scorpii
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.