25 Scorpii
25 Scorpii is a giant star in the constellation of Scorpius.
25 Scorpii visual magnitude is 6.71. Because of its reltive faintness, 25 Scorpii should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 25 Scorpii is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 25 Scorpii
25 Scorpii is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 6.4°
Azimuth: 146.9°
Direction: South-South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 25 Scorpii
25 Scorpii is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 25 Scorpii are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 25 Scorpii in the sky:
Visibility of 25 Scorpii from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 25 Scorpii rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 25 Scorpii from the Sun and relative movement
25 Scorpii is distant 754.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 25 Scorpii
25 Scorpii belongs to spectral class G6
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 25 Scorpii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.