Star profile

27 Scorpii

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 27 Scorpii

27 Scorpii is a late orange giant suspended in the scorpion's sting at 948 light-years. Its light has been crossing the void for nearly a millennium — it set out as the first Romanesque cathedrals were still being raised. K-type, the colour of mature embers, magnitude 5.48: the scorpion bears it like a chip of amber between its claws.

Where it is and when to see it

27 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 June, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 5° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 16° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 89° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 57° N.

It ranks no. 60 in brightness among the 104 stars of Scorpius in our catalogue. To find it, start from Antares, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 950 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 27 Scorpii

Constellation: Scorpius
Apparent magnitude: 5.48
Distance: 948.3 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 254.297° · Dec -33.259°
Catalogue: HIP 82960 · HD 152820

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Other stars in Scorpius

Scorpius has 104 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 104 stars in Scorpius