- Omega Scorpii
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ω¹ Scorpii Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0Constellation Scorpius Right ascension 16h 06m 48.4s Declination −20° 40' 9" Apparent magnitude (V) +3.93 Distance 424 ± 48 ly
(130 ± 15 pc)Spectral type B1V Other designations The Bayer designation Omega Scorpii (ω Sco, ω Scorpii) is shared by two stars, ω¹ Scorpii and ω² Scorpii, in the constellation Scorpius. They are separated by 0.24° on the sky. Omega Scorpii also has the traditional name Jabhat al Akrab, which is derived from the Arabic جبهة العقرب jabhat[u] al-caqrab meaning "[The] forehead of the scorpion".
ω¹ Scorpii
Omega-1 Scorpii is a blue-white B-type dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +3.93. It is approximately 424 light years from Earth.
ω² Scorpii
ω² Scorpii Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0Constellation Scorpius Right ascension 16h 07m 24.3s Declination −20° 52' 8" Apparent magnitude (V) +4.31 Distance 265 ± 19 ly
(81 ± 6 pc)Spectral type G3II-III Other designations Omega-2 Scorpii is a yellow G-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.31. It is approximately 265 light years from Earth.
Bayer - α (Antares)
- β (Graffias)
- δ (Dschubba)
- ε
- ζ¹
- ζ²
- η
- θ (Sargas)
- ι¹
- ι²
- κ (Girtab)
- λ (Shaula)
- μ¹ (Denebakrab)
- μ²
- ν (Jabbah)
- ξ
- ο
- π
- ρ
- σ (Al Niyat)
- τ (Alniyat)
- υ (Lesath)
- χ
- ψ
- ω¹
- ω²
- b
- c¹
- c²
- d
- i
- k
- A
- G (γ Tel)
- Q
Flamsteed - 1 (b)
- 2 (A)
- 3
- 4
- 5 (ρ)
- 6 (π)
- 7 (δ, Dschubba)
- 8 (β, Graffias)
- 9 (ω¹)
- 10 (ω²)
- 11
- 12 (c¹)
- 13 (c²)
- 14 (ν, Jabbah)
- 15 (ψ)
- 16
- 17 (χ)
- 18
- 19 (ο)
- 20 (σ, Al Niyat)
- 21 (α, Antares)
- 22 (i)
- 23 (τ, Alniyat)
- 25
- 26 (ε)
- 27
- 34 (υ, Lesath)
- 35 (λ, Shaula)
- 51 Lib (ξ)
- 61 Nor
- 62 Nor
- 64 Nor
Nearby - Gliese 667
- Gliese 618
- Gliese 682
Other - Wray 17-96
- Pismis 24-1
- IRAS 17163-3907
Categories:- Bayer objects
- Scorpius constellation
- B-type main sequence stars
- G-type bright giants
- G-type giants
- Double stars
- Main sequence star stubs
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