Heliocodex

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Scorpius

160 stars in Scorpius can be seen by eye from a dark place. 20 have names of their own. The rest go by a Greek letter, a number, or their place in a catalogue. Here is every one, brightest first.

Its stars

162 in all. The dot shows each star's colour.

  1. AntaresOne of the brightest in the sky, 550 light years
  2. ShaulaEasy to see, 570 light years
  3. SargasEasy to see, 300 light years
  4. LarawagEasy to see, 64 light years
  5. DschubbaEasy to see, 490 light years
  6. Kappa ScorpiiEasy to see, 480 light years
  7. AcrabEasy to see, 400 light years
  8. LesathEasy to see, 580 light years
  9. PaikauhaleEasy to see, 470 light years
  10. FangEasy to see, 590 light years
  11. AlniyatEasy to see, 700 light years
  12. Iota-1 ScorpiiEasy to see, 1,900 light years
  13. XamidimuraEasy to see, 500 light years
  14. FuyueEasy to see, 130 light years
  15. Eta ScorpiiEasy to see, 73 light years
  16. PipirimaSeen away from bright lights, 470 light years
  17. Zeta-2 ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 130 light years
  18. IklilSeen away from bright lights, 470 light years
  19. Omega-1 ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 470 light years
  20. JabbahSeen away from bright lights, 470 light years
  21. HIP 81304Seen away from bright lights, 340 light years
  22. HIP 80911Seen away from bright lights, 550 light years
  23. HIP 86170Seen away from bright lights, 170 light years
  24. Omega-2 ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 290 light years
  25. Omicron ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 880 light years
  26. 13 ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 480 light years
  27. 2 ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 500 light years
  28. 1 ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 490 light years
  29. Zeta-1 ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 2,600 light years
  30. Iota-2 ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 2,500 light years
  31. HIP 87220Seen away from bright lights, 560 light years
  32. 22 ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 410 light years
  33. HIP 79881Seen away from bright lights, 130 light years
  34. GraffiasSeen away from bright lights, 79 light years
  35. HIP 87846Seen away from bright lights, 290 light years
  36. HIP 87936Seen away from bright lights, 450 light years
  37. Acrab BSeen away from bright lights, 400 light years
  38. Psi ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 160 light years
  39. HIP 78650Seen away from bright lights, 210 light years
  40. Xi ScorpiiSeen away from bright lights, 79 light years
  41. HIP 83336Just seen from a dark place, 450 light years
  42. HIP 84033Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  43. HIP 79302Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  44. HIP 85162Just seen from a dark place, 740 light years
  45. Chi ScorpiiJust seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  46. HIP 80945Just seen from a dark place, 2,700 light years
  47. HIP 79050Just seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  48. HIP 80337Just seen from a dark place, 42 light years
  49. HIP 77858Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  50. HIP 80399Just seen from a dark place, 110 light years
  51. HIP 77859Just seen from a dark place, 430 light years
  52. HIP 80390Just seen from a dark place, 420 light years
  53. 16 ScorpiiJust seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  54. HIP 78246Just seen from a dark place, 560 light years
  55. HIP 81305Just seen from a dark place, 1,400 light years
  56. HIP 82676Just seen from a dark place, 2,600 light years
  57. HIP 82135Just seen from a dark place, 290 light years
  58. 27 ScorpiiJust seen from a dark place, 950 light years
  59. 18 ScorpiiJust seen from a dark place, 45 light years
  60. HIP 79199Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  61. HIP 86698Just seen from a dark place, 690 light years
  62. HIP 79980Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  63. HIP 84551Just seen from a dark place, 160 light years
  64. HIP 87569Just seen from a dark place, 820 light years
  65. 4 ScorpiiJust seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  66. HIP 81972Just seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  67. HIP 84150Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  68. 12 ScorpiiJust seen from a dark place, 300 light years
  69. 11 ScorpiiJust seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  70. HIP 84690Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  71. HIP 82775Just seen from a dark place, 2,300 light years
  72. HIP 80672Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  73. HIP 81472Just seen from a dark place, 630 light years
  74. HIP 87472Just seen from a dark place, 790 light years
  75. HIP 81741Just seen from a dark place, 280 light years
  76. HIP 85889Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  77. HIP 78168Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  78. HIP 82716Just seen from a dark place, 1,400 light years
  79. HIP 79098Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  80. HIP 79320Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  81. HIP 86847Just seen from a dark place, 240 light years
  82. 3 ScorpiiJust seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  83. HIP 87460Just seen from a dark place, 840 light years
  84. HIP 78877Just seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  85. HIP 85048Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  86. HIP 84709Just seen from a dark place, 22 light years
  87. HIP 83491Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  88. HIP 79596Just seen from a dark place, 570 light years
  89. HIP 81523Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  90. HIP 83896Just seen from a dark place, 260 light years
  91. HIP 87390Just seen from a dark place, 570 light years
  92. HIP 82650Just seen from a dark place, 760 light years
  93. HIP 83235Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  94. HIP 84226Just seen from a dark place, 1,800 light years
  95. HIP 84425Just seen from a dark place, 100 light years
  96. HIP 79938Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  97. HIP 85543Just seen from a dark place, 800 light years
  98. HIP 83693Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  99. HIP 81992Just seen from a dark place, 710 light years
  100. HIP 87616Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  101. HIP 86527Just seen from a dark place, 790 light years
  102. HIP 87532Just seen from a dark place, 210 light years
  103. HIP 81904Just seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  104. HIP 87722Just seen from a dark place, 980 light years
  105. HIP 87516Just seen from a dark place, 620 light years
  106. ShengongJust seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  107. HIP 79622Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  108. HIP 82691Just seen from a dark place, 1,400 light years
  109. HIP 78575Just seen from a dark place, 440 light years
  110. HIP 80910Just seen from a dark place, 220 light years
  111. HIP 79692Just seen from a dark place, 580 light years
  112. HIP 84489Just seen from a dark place, 100 light years
  113. HIP 86311Just seen from a dark place, 990 light years
  114. HIP 82453Just seen from a dark place, 1,100 light years
  115. HIP 87671Just seen from a dark place, 710 light years
  116. HIP 80066Just seen from a dark place, 460 light years
  117. HIP 87567Just seen from a dark place, 890 light years
  118. HIP 85237Just seen from a dark place, 560 light years
  119. HIP 81914Just seen from a dark place, 550 light years
  120. HIP 83706Just seen from a dark place, 2,000 light years
  121. HIP 77900Just seen from a dark place, 520 light years
  122. HIP 85839Just seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  123. HIP 82911Just seen from a dark place, 2,400 light years
  124. HIP 83650Just seen from a dark place, 230 light years
  125. HIP 79173Just seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  126. HIP 87523Just seen from a dark place, 100 light years
  127. HIP 84445Just seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  128. HIP 81903Just seen from a dark place, 480 light years
  129. HIP 78699Just seen from a dark place, 530 light years
  130. HIP 86246Just seen from a dark place, 2,900 light years
  131. HIP 87948Just seen from a dark place, 410 light years
  132. HIP 83594Just seen from a dark place, 320 light years
  133. HIP 82669Just seen from a dark place, 3,100 light years
  134. HIP 82855Just seen from a dark place, 810 light years
  135. HIP 79945Just seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  136. HIP 85549Just seen from a dark place, 1,900 light years
  137. HIP 84151Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  138. HIP 82783Just seen from a dark place, 2,300 light years
  139. HIP 79605Just seen from a dark place, 250 light years
  140. HIP 79031Just seen from a dark place, 390 light years
  141. HIP 78955Just seen from a dark place, 88 light years
  142. HIP 82731Just seen from a dark place, 680 light years
  143. HIP 82554Just seen from a dark place, 590 light years
  144. HIP 84650Just seen from a dark place, 1,000 light years
  145. HIP 85589Just seen from a dark place, 380 light years
  146. HIP 79788Just seen from a dark place, 610 light years
  147. HIP 79530Just seen from a dark place, 470 light years
  148. HIP 87624Just seen from a dark place, 850 light years
  149. HIP 79599Just seen from a dark place, 350 light years
  150. HIP 87042Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  151. HIP 85019Just seen from a dark place, 120 light years
  152. HIP 81198Just seen from a dark place, 580 light years
  153. HIP 79203Just seen from a dark place, 150 light years
  154. HIP 85786Just seen from a dark place, 370 light years
  155. HIP 86716Just seen from a dark place, 1,500 light years
  156. HIP 80324Just seen from a dark place, 360 light years
  157. HIP 81891Just seen from a dark place, 600 light years
  158. HIP 87865Just seen from a dark place, 490 light years
  159. HIP 81803Just seen from a dark place, 310 light years
  160. HIP 86098Just seen from a dark place, 340 light years
  161. RapetoNeeds a telescope, 160 light years
  162. SharjahNeeds a telescope, 47 light years

Where this comes from

The stars and their measurements are from the HYG star database, version 4.4, by David Nash, shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. Which constellation a star belongs to follows the boundaries drawn by the International Astronomical Union, as that database gives them. To see what is up tonight, open the sky map.