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Xamidimura - μ1 Scorpii (mu1 Scorpii)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:54 | Tran: 7:34 | Set: 8:15
Alt: 0.43°   Az: 180.00°   Direction: South

Xamidimura, also designated as μ1 Scorpii (mu1 Scorpii), is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Scorpius.

Xamidimura visual magnitude is 3.08. Because of its moderate brightness, Xamidimura 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 Xamidimura - μ1 Scorpii (mu1 Scorpii) star
DSS2 image of Xamidimura. The red arrow shows the motion of Xamidimura during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 53m 34s
-38° 05’ 16”
00h 00m 00s
16h 53m 35s

J2000

16h 51m 52s
-38° 02’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

346.12°
3.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Xamidimura - μ1 Scorpii (mu1 Scorpii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.08
Main-sequence

-3.93
B1V
13585K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

3.08
3.48
0.4
390 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Xamidimura is distant 821.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

251.89
821.16
-25 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
-0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Xamidimura
μ1 Scorpii
(mu1 Scorpii)
SAO208102
SAO208102

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Xamidimura - μ1 Scorpii (mu1 Scorpii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.1°
Max altitude: 0.4°
Azimuth: 231.9°