Star profile
Chi Scorpii
What is Chi Scorpii
Chi Scorpii is an orange type-K giant nestled in the Scorpion, one of the most recognisable zodiacal constellations thanks to its curving, faithfully animal shape. Its warm tone contrasts with the deep red of nearby Antares —the «rival of Mars»— and with the blues of the young stars of the tail. Its light takes almost 380 years to reach our telescopes.
Where it is and when to see it
Chi Scorpii lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is May: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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Astronomical data for Chi Scorpii
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.24
- Distance
- 378.4 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 243.462° · Dec -11.838°
- Catalogue
- HIP 79540 · HD 145897
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Other stars in Scorpius
Scorpius has 104 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- AntaresAlpha Scorpii1.06
- ShaulaLambda Scorpii1.62
- SargasTheta Scorpii1.86
- HIP 793025.09
- HIP 851625.10
- HIP 824935.23
- HIP 809455.31
- HIP 790505.35