Scorpius

• Abbreviation: Sco
• Genitive: Scorpii
• Translation: The Scorpion
• Sky Chart
• Peoria Astronomical Society Scorpius Page
• Interactive star chart (Java applet)

Position in the Sky

• Explanation of the following information
• Right Ascension: 17 hours
• Declination: -40 degrees
• Visible between latitudes 40 and -90 degrees
• Best seen in July (at 9:00 PM)

Named Stars

• ANTARES (Alpha Sco)
• Graffias (Beta 1 Sco)
• Dschubba (Delta Sco)
• Sargas (Theta Sco)
• SHAULA (Lambda Sco)
• Jabbah (Nu Sco)
• Grafias (Xi Sco)
• Alniyat (Sigma Sco)
• Alniyat (Tau Sco)
• Lesath (Upsilon Sco)

Messier Objects

• M4 (globular cluster)
• M6 The Butterfly Cluster (open cluster)
• M7 Ptolemy's Cluster (open cluster)
• M80 (globular cluster)

Check out the Scorpius page which is part of the Texas Astronomical Society's Constellation of the Month Series.

Scorpius is the beast which finally killed the Great Hunter, Orion.

This is one of the 13 constellations of the Zodiac.

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