Shaula
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star system in the constellation Scorpius
Key facts
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Pronunciation
- / ˈ ʃ ɔː l ə /
- Right ascension
- 17 33 36.520
- Declination
- −37 ° 06 ′ 13.76 ″
- Evolutionary stage
- Main sequence (A and B) + pre-main sequence (a)
- Spectral type
- B1.5IV + B2IV
- U b color index
- −0.880
- B v color index
- −0.240
- Variable type
- Beta Cephei (Aa1) + Algol (Aa1/2)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- multiple star
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Distance from Earth
- 112
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- catalog code
- CCDM J17336-3706ABC
- declination
- -37.103833
- right ascension
- 263.402167
- epoch
- J2000.0
- absolute magnitude
- -3.70
- Commons category
- Shaula
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Encyclopedic overview
Lambda Scorpii is a triple star system and the second-brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius. It is formally named Shaula; Lambda Scorpii is its Bayer designation, which is Latinised from λ Scorpii and abbreviated Lambda Sco or λ Sco. With an apparent visual magnitude of 1.63, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
Nomenclature
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shaula” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.