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public  Pengkol, Indonesia Pengkol, Indonesia  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Jakarta
Sunrise: 5:46 
Transit: 11:36 
Sunset: 17:27
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ω2 Scorpii (omega2 Scorpii)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:31 | Tran: 21:39 | Set: 3:47
Alt: -52.53°   Az: 138.20°   Direction: South-West

ω2 Scorpii is a variable bright giant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Scorpius.

ω2 Scorpii visual magnitude is 4.32. Because of its moderate brightness, ω2 Scorpii 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 ω2 Scorpii (omega2 Scorpii) star
DSS2 image of ω2 Scorpii. The red arrow shows the motion of ω2 Scorpii during the next 10000 years (6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 08m 54s
-20° 56’ 06”
13h 42m 55s
05h 51m 50s

J2000

16h 07m 24s
-20° 52’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

352.7°
22.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ω2 Scorpii (omega2 Scorpii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.32
Bright giant

-0.23
G3II
5163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ω2 Scorpii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ω2 Scorpii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω2 Scorpii is distant 264.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

81.17
264.61
-5 km/s
0.041 arcsec/y
-0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

ω2 Scorpii
(omega2 Scorpii)
SAO184135
SAO184135

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω2 Scorpii (omega2 Scorpii) rise, transit and set times from Pengkol, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Jakarta):

Azimuth: 110.9°
Max altitude: 75.8°
Azimuth: 249.1°