H Scorpii

Stellar classification

K

Coordinates

  • X 79
  • Y 45
  • Z 330
→ Sol: 342

Object type

  • Variable Star
  • Star
  • Infra-Red source
simbad:* H Sco

Wiki

H Scorpii (H Sco) is a star in the constellation Scorpius. Its apparent magnitude is 4.18. It was initially given the Bayer designation Beta Normae by Lacaille but later moved from Norma to Scorpius.

Located around 343 light-years distant, it shines with a luminosity approximately 576 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 4000 K.

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