χ Scorpii (chi Scorpii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:50 | Tran: 1:51 | Set: 6:48

Alt: -32.53° Az: 65.88° Direction: East-North-East

χ Scorpii is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Scorpius.

χ Scorpii visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, χ Scorpii is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of χ Scorpii. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Scorpii during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 15m 15s

Declination -11° 54’ 00”

Hour Angle 15h 27m 24s

Sidereal Time 07h 42m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 13m 50s

Declination -11° 50’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 1.3°

Galactic Latitude 27.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Scorpii (chi Scorpii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.43

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.42

Temperature 3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where χ Scorpii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of χ Scorpii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Scorpii is distant 438.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.59

Distance (light year) 438.76

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Scorpii
(chi Scorpii)

Flamsteed designation 17 Scorpii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145897

SAO Catalogue SAO159793

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP79540

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 4096

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ Scorpii (chi Scorpii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.9° RISE 20:50

Max altitude: 26.6° TRANSIT 1:51

Azimuth: 258.1° SET 6:48

Set Location

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