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Larawag - ε Scorpii (epsilon Scorpii)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:34 | Tran: 7:37 | Set: 9:40
Alt: -48.65°   Az: 273.25°   Direction: West

Larawag, also designated as ε Scorpii (epsilon Scorpii), is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Scorpius.

Larawag visual magnitude is 2.29, making it the 74th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Larawag is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Larawag - ε Scorpii (epsilon Scorpii) star
DSS2 image of Larawag. The red arrow shows the motion of Larawag during the next 1000 years (-10.18 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 51m 48s
-34° 20’ 05”
08h 27m 56s
01h 19m 45s

J2000

16h 50m 09s
-34° 17’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

348.82°
6.56°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Larawag - ε Scorpii (epsilon Scorpii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.29
Giant

0.78
K2III
4409K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Larawag is distant 65.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

20.06
65.40
-3 km/s
-0.611 arcsec/y
-0.255"/y

Alternative Designations

Larawag
ε Scorpii
(epsilon Scorpii)
SAO208078
SAO208078

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 124.3°
Max altitude: 4.2°
Azimuth: 235.7°