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Iklil - ρ Scorpii (rho Scorpii)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:33 | Tran: 17:33 | Set: 20:33
Alt: 9.23°   Az: 180.84°   Direction: South

Iklil, also designated as ρ Scorpii (rho Scorpii), is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

Iklil visual magnitude is 3.88. Because of its moderate brightness, Iklil is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Iklil - ρ Scorpii (rho Scorpii) star
DSS2 image of Iklil. The red arrow shows the motion of Iklil during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 58m 24s
-29° 17’ 02”
00h 03m 48s
16h 02m 13s

J2000

15h 56m 53s
-29° 12’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

344.63°
18.27°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Iklil - ρ Scorpii (rho Scorpii) star
Simplified finder chart for Iklil - ρ Scorpii (rho Scorpii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.88
Sub-giant

-1.61
B2IV
13585K

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

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of Iklil. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

Iklil is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Iklil double sysyem:

3.88
12.68
8.8
38.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Iklil is distant 409.03 light years from the Sun

125.47
409.03
-0.013 arcsec/y
-0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Iklil
ρ Scorpii
(rho Scorpii)
SAO183957
SAO183957

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 119.3°
Max altitude: 9.2°
Azimuth: 240.7°