ν Scorpii (nu Scorpii)

Altitude: 11.3° Azimuth: 217.2° Direction: South-West

ν Scorpii is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Scorpius.

ν Scorpii visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, ν Scorpii should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ν Scorpii:

Color of ν Scorpii ⬤

Magnitude of ν Scorpii 6.3

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

ν Scorpii (nu Scorpii) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 11.3°
Azimuth: 217.2°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ν Scorpii

ν Scorpii is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ν Scorpii are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 16h 11m 58s

Declination J2000 -19° 26’ 58”

Galactic Longitude 354.61°

Galactic Latitude 22.71°

Constellation Scorpius

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ν Scorpii in the sky:

Finder chart ν Scorpii (nu Scorpii) star

Simplified finder chart for ν Scorpii (nu Scorpii).

Visibility of ν Scorpii from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's ν Scorpii (nu Scorpii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.4° RISE 6:58

Max altitude: 19.1° TRANSIT 11:12

Azimuth: 250.6° SET 15:25

Digitized Sky Survey image of ν Scorpii

The image below is a photograph of ν Scorpii from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ν Scorpii is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of ν Scorpii. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Scorpii during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Spectral properties of ν Scorpii

ν Scorpii belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star. ν Scorpii is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature of ν Scorpii 8748K

ν Scorpii star system properties

ν Scorpii is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ν Scorpii double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.3

Secondary star magnitude 8.8

Magnitude difference 2.5

Separation 41.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of ν Scorpii

Bayer designation ν Scorpii
(nu Scorpii)

Flamsteed designation 14 Scorpii

Henry Draper Catalogue HD145501

SAO Catalogue SAO159763

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 4332

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS9951

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