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Sigma Scorpii

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Also known as Alniyat, 20 Scorpii

variable star in the constellation Scorpius

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
bC*
Spectral type
B1III+B1:V
Distance
697 light-years
Redshift
z = -0.0000013342554906481396
Coordinates
RA 245.2971° · Dec -25.5928°
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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
212
Radius
3.2
Mass
10.3
Variable-star type
Beta Cephei variable
Image
Scorpius IAU.svg
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catalog code
ALS 14818
spectral class
B1IIISB,V
luminosity
3000
stellar rotational velocity
22
apparent magnitude
2.920874
right ascension
245.281667
declination
-25.580000
parallax
4.68
radial velocity
3.0
epoch
J2000.0
right ascension component of proper motion
-8
declination component of proper motion
-24

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