Epsilon Scorpii

Starbox begin
name=Epsilon Scorpii Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=16^h 50^m 09.8^s
dec=-34° 17′ 36″
appmag_v=2.29
constell=Scorpius Starbox character
class=K2 IIIb
b-v=1.15
u-b=1.27
variable=? Starbox astrometry
radial_v=-3
prop_mo_ra=-611.83
prop_mo_dec=-255.87
parallax=49.85
p_error=0.81
absmag_v=0.78 Starbox catalog
names=Wei, 26 Scorpii, Gl 639.1, HR 6241, CD -34°11285, HD 151680, LHS 3244, GCTP 3823.00, SAO 208078, FK5 628, CPD P-34°6635, HIP 82396.

Epsilon Scorpii (ε Sco / ε Scorpii) is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It is rarely called Wei introduced by Patrick Moore [Moore, P., (1983) "The Guinness Book of Astronomy: Facts & Feats", (2nd. ed.), Guinness Superlatives Limited, Middlesex, p.242.] .The name "Wěi" (尾), the Tail, was originally given for a Chinese asterism or "Xiù" composed from the stars ε, μ^1-2, ζ^1-2, η,θ, ι, κ, υ, and λ Scorpii [Allen, R. H., (1899) "," G. E. Stechert, New York, p.369.] .

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ee also

* "Wěi Xiù" (尾宿): The 6th Chinese lunar mansion.
* Mycon: fictional alien species in the computer game "Star Control" whose homeworld is Epsilon Scorpii