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ψ Scorpii (psi Scorpii)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 12:34 | Tran: 17:40 | Set: 22:47
Alt: -7.68°   Az: 263.37°   Direction: West

ψ Scorpii is a sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Scorpius.

ψ Scorpii visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, ψ 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 ψ Scorpii (psi Scorpii) star
DSS2 image of ψ Scorpii. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ Scorpii during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 13m 21s
-10° 07’ 34”
05h 58m 32s
22h 11m 53s

J2000

16h 11m 59s
-10° 03’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

2.54°
28.81°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ψ Scorpii (psi Scorpii) star
Simplified finder chart for ψ Scorpii (psi Scorpii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.94
Sub-giant

1.42
A3IV
9125K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ Scorpii is distant 164.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

50.53
164.73
-6 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/y
-0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ Scorpii
(psi Scorpii)
SAO141022
SAO141022

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 100.1°
Max altitude: 28.4°
Azimuth: 259.9°