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ν Scorpii Observation data
Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0Constellation Scorpius Right ascension 16h 11m 59.7s Declination −19° 27' 39" Apparent magnitude (V) combined: +4.00
AB: 4.4 + 6.9
CD: 6.5 + 7.9Distance 437 ± 65 ly
(134 ± 20 pc)Spectral type AB: B2IV + B2IV
CD: B8V + B9VpSiOther designations Jabbah, 14 Scorpii, 14 Sco, HR 6026 + HR 6027, HD 145501 + HD 145502, SAO 159763 + SAO 159764, HIP 79374, ADS 9951, CCDM 16120-1928, ν Sco, ν Scorpii, nu Sco, Nu ScorpiiNu Scorpii (ν Sco, 14 Scorpii) is a star system in the constellation Scorpius.
It is at least a quintuple star, probably a septuple,[1] consisting of two close groups that are separated by 41". The brighter group, Nu Scorpii A and B, is split by 1.3" and composed of spectral type B2 subgiants. The fainter pair, Nu Scorpii C and D, are spectral type B8 and B9 main sequence dwarfs split by 2.4". Nu Scorpii A is itself a semi-detached spectroscopic binary, having a fainter B-type companion separated by approximately 0.0003 arcseconds.
Since it is near the ecliptic, Nu Scorpii can be occulted by the Moon and, very rarely, by planets. Mercury occulted it on 14 December 1821, but will not occult it again until 2 December 2031. The last occultation by Venus took place on 27 December 1852 and the next will take place on 30 December 2095. On 29 July 1808 there was an occultation by Neptune.
Nu Scorpii is the star which causes the reflection nebula cataloged as IC 4592. Reflection nebulae are actually made up of very fine dust that normally appears dark but can look quite blue when reflecting the light of energetic nearby stars.
In Chinese astronomy, Nu Scorpii is called 鍵閉, Pinyin: Jiànbì, meaning Door Bolt, because this star is marking itself and stand alone in Door Bolt asterism, Room mansion (see : Chinese constellation).[2]. 鍵閉 (Jiànbì), westernized into Keen Pi, but the name Keen Pi was designated for the formation of λ Sco (Shaula) and υ Sco (Lesath) by R.H. Allen and the meaning is "the Two Parts of a Lock." [3]
References
See also
- AR Cassiopeiae (IH Cas), another multiple star considered to have a multiplicity of 7
External links
- Image of Nu Scorpii from APOD
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) • QFlamsteed 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 NorNearby Gliese 667 • Gliese 618 • Gliese 682Other Wray 17-96 • Pismis 24-1 • IRAS 17163-3907List Categories:- Bayer objects
- B-type main sequence stars
- B-type subgiants
- Multiple star systems
- Scorpius constellation
- Spectroscopic binaries
- Stars with proper names
- Subgiant star stubs
- Multiple star stubs
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