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Scorpius

Genitive: Scorpii

Equatorial Summer 497 sq° Sco

Brightest star: Antares (mag 0.96)

RA 16h 40m 0.0s · Dec -30d 00' 0"

Fishhook or J-shape

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Scorpius - Mythology

Mythology

The Scorpion sent by Gaia to slay Orion after he boasted about his hunting prowess. They are placed on opposite sides of the sky so they never appear together.

Observing Highlights

Antares is a red supergiant rivaling Mars in color. Contains the open clusters M6 (Butterfly) and M7 (Ptolemy's Cluster), globulars M4 and M80, and the Bug Nebula (NGC 6302). A stunning Milky Way constellation.

When is Scorpius up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude -51°Jan 01:00 — altitude -42°Jan 02:00 — altitude -32°Jan 03:00 — altitude -23°Jan 04:00 — altitude -14°Jan 05:00 — altitude -6°Jan 06:00 — altitude 0° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude -51° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude -60°Jan 20:00 — altitude -67°Jan 21:00 — altitude -70°Jan 22:00 — altitude -67°Jan 23:00 — altitude -60°FebFeb 00:00 — altitude -32°Feb 01:00 — altitude -22°Feb 02:00 — altitude -14°Feb 03:00 — altitude -6°Feb 04:00 — altitude 1°Feb 05:00 — altitude 6°Feb 06:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude -67° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude -67°Feb 21:00 — altitude -59°Feb 22:00 — altitude -50°Feb 23:00 — altitude -41°Feb: best around 05:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude -15°Mar 01:00 — altitude -7°Mar 02:00 — altitude -0°Mar 03:00 — altitude 5°Mar 04:00 — altitude 9°Mar 05:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude -52°Mar 21:00 — altitude -42°Mar 22:00 — altitude -33°Mar 23:00 — altitude -23°Mar: best around 04:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude -0°Apr 01:00 — altitude 5°Apr 02:00 — altitude 9°Apr 03:00 — altitude 10°Apr 04:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude -41° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude -32° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude -23°Apr 22:00 — altitude -14°Apr 23:00 — altitude -6°Apr: best around 03:00 localMayMay 00:00 — altitude 9°May 01:00 — altitude 10°May 02:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude -5° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude -21° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude -7° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude 0° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude 5°May: best around 01:00 localJunJun 00:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude 1° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude -5° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude -22° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude 5° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude 1°Jul 01:00 — altitude -5° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude -13° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude -21° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude -31° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude -40° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude -50° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude -66° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude -68° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude -15° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude -7° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude 10° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Jul: best around 00:00 localAugAug 00:00 — altitude -13°Aug 01:00 — altitude -22°Aug 02:00 — altitude -31°Aug 03:00 — altitude -40° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude -50° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude -59° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude -70° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude -61° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude 9° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude 1°Aug 23:00 — altitude -6°Aug: best around 22:00 localSepSep 00:00 — altitude -31°Sep 01:00 — altitude -41°Sep 02:00 — altitude -50°Sep 03:00 — altitude -59°Sep 04:00 — altitude -67° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude -70° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude -67° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude -60° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude -51° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude -32° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude 6° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude 1° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude -6°Sep 22:00 — altitude -14°Sep 23:00 — altitude -22°OctOct 00:00 — altitude -50°Oct 01:00 — altitude -59°Oct 02:00 — altitude -67°Oct 03:00 — altitude -70°Oct 04:00 — altitude -67°Oct 05:00 — altitude -61° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude -52° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude -42° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude -33° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude 1° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude -6°Oct 20:00 — altitude -13°Oct 21:00 — altitude -22°Oct 22:00 — altitude -31°Oct 23:00 — altitude -41°NovNov 00:00 — altitude -67°Nov 01:00 — altitude -70°Nov 02:00 — altitude -67°Nov 03:00 — altitude -60°Nov 04:00 — altitude -51°Nov 05:00 — altitude -42°Nov 06:00 — altitude -32° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude -23° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude -14° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude -6° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude -14° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude -22°Nov 20:00 — altitude -32°Nov 21:00 — altitude -41°Nov 22:00 — altitude -51°Nov 23:00 — altitude -60°DecDec 00:00 — altitude -68°Dec 01:00 — altitude -61°Dec 02:00 — altitude -52°Dec 03:00 — altitude -42°Dec 04:00 — altitude -33°Dec 05:00 — altitude -23°Dec 06:00 — altitude -14° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude -7° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude 0° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude 10° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude 9° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude 6° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude 1° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude -6° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude -13° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude -22° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude -31°Dec 19:00 — altitude -41°Dec 20:00 — altitude -51°Dec 21:00 — altitude -60°Dec 22:00 — altitude -67°Dec 23:00 — altitude -70°
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
1°
SW (az 217°)
setting

Upcoming (local)

Rise 22:59
Transit 02:03 10°
Set 05:15

Across the year

Best month April
Peak altitude 10°
Circumpolar here no
Dark-sky hours / year 365

Neighboring Constellations

Libra Ophiuchus Sagittarius Lupus

Showpieces in Scorpius

8
Messier 6 survey image
Messier 6

NGC 6405

4.2 mag 15. Easy
Messier 7 survey image
Messier 7

NGC 6475

3.3 mag 80. Easy
Messier 4 survey image
Messier 4

NGC 6121

5.6 mag 26.3 Easy
Caldwell 75 survey image
Caldwell 75

NGC 6124

5.8 mag 29 Easy
Caldwell 76 survey image
Caldwell 76

NGC 6231

2.6 mag 15 Easy
V861 Sco

HIP 82911

6.15 mag 6.07 - 6.35 EB B0.5Ia Medium
NGC 6388 survey image
NGC 6388
6.9 mag 8.7 Easy
NGC 6416 survey image
NGC 6416
5.7 mag 18. Easy

Main Stars in Scorpius

20
Antares

HIP 80763; Alpha Sco; 21 Sco

0.96 mag 2.7″ B: 5.4 M1.5Iab-Ib Very Hard
Shaula

HIP 85927; Lambda Sco; 35 Sco

1.63 mag 94.4″ B: 9.2 B1.5 IV + B Medium
Sargas

HIP 86228; Theta Sco

1.87 mag 6.5″ B: 5.4 F1III Medium
Larawag

HIP 82396; Epsilon Sco; 26 Sco

2.29 mag K1III Easy
Dschubba

HIP 78401; Delta Sco; 7 Sco

2.32 mag 0.2″ B: 4.6 B0.3 IV Easy
Kappa Sco

HIP 86670; Kappa Sco

2.41 mag B1.5III Easy
Lesath

HIP 85696; Upsilon Sco; 34 Sco

2.69 mag B2 IV Easy
See HR 6084

HIP 81266; Tau Sco; 23 Sco

2.82 mag B0IV Easy
Fang

HIP 78265; Pi Sco; 6 Sco

2.89 mag 49.7″ B: 11.9 B1 V + B2 V Very Hard
Alniyat

HIP 80112; Sigma Sco; 20 Sco

2.89 mag 20.5″ B: 8.4 B1 III Easy
Iota Sco

HIP 87073; Iota1 Sco

3.03 mag F2Ia Easy
Xamidimura

HIP 82514; Mu Sco

3.08 mag 9.2″ B: 8.9 B1.5 IV + B Hard
Fuyue

HIP 87261

3.21 mag K2III Easy
Eta Sco

HIP 84143; Eta Sco

3.33 mag 591.8″ B: 11.2 F5IV Hard
Pipirima

HIP 82545; Mu Sco

3.57 mag B2 IV Easy
Zeta Sco

HIP 82729; Zeta2 Sco

3.62 mag K3 III Easy
Iklil

HIP 78104; Rho Sco; 5 Sco

3.88 mag B2 IV/V Easy
Omega Sco

HIP 78933; Omega1 Sco; 9 Sco

3.96 mag B1 V Easy
Jabbah

HIP 79374; Nu Sco; 14 Sco

4.01 mag 41.4″ B: 6.6 B3V Easy
HIP 81304
4.16 mag K6III Easy

Double Stars in Scorpius

15
Sargas

HIP 86228; Theta Sco

1.87 mag 6.5″ B: 5.4 F1III Medium
HIP 79081
6.65 mag 44.4″ B: 7.1 A0-3III Easy
HIP 80324
6.47 mag 6.2″ B: 7.3 A0V+A0V Easy
HIP 79980
5.49 mag 23.6″ B: 6.9 F6III Easy
HIP 80399
5.84 mag 4.0″ B: 6.6 G0IV Medium
HIP 81472
5.83 mag 16.4″ B: 9.6 B2.5IV Medium
Jabbah

HIP 79374; Nu Sco; 14 Sco

4.01 mag 41.4″ B: 6.6 B3V Easy
Antares

HIP 80763; Alpha Sco; 21 Sco

0.96 mag 2.7″ B: 5.4 M1.5Iab-Ib Very Hard
HIP 82453
6.11 mag 6.8″ B: 7.8 B9pSi* Easy
HIP 83693
5.98 mag 5.8″ B: 10.0 A2IV Hard
HR 6660
6.38 mag 34.7″ B: 7.0 B9V Easy
HIP 79173
6.19 mag 7.6″ B: 7.2 K0-2III Easy
HIP 87381
6.66 mag 10.1″ B: 8.1 A0Vn Easy
V915 Sco

HIP 84332

6.60 mag 13.8″ B: 10.1 G5Ia Medium
HR 6263
6.45 mag 31.0″ B: 7.7 O9Ib Easy

Variable Stars in Scorpius

4
RR Sco

HIP 82912

5.00 mag 5.0 - 12.4 M M Very Hard
V861 Sco

HIP 82911

6.15 mag 6.07 - 6.35 EB B0.5Ia Medium
V856 Sco

HIP 79080

7.05 mag 6.64 - 8.44 UXOR A7IVe Medium
V923 Sco

HIP 83491

5.91 mag 5.86 - 6.24 EA/D F4IV+F2V Hard

Deep Sky Objects in Scorpius

30
Open Cluster (21)
Messier 6 survey image
Messier 6

NGC 6405

4.2 mag 15. Easy
Messier 7 survey image
Messier 7

NGC 6475

3.3 mag 80. Easy
Caldwell 75 survey image
Caldwell 75

NGC 6124

5.8 mag 29 Easy
Caldwell 76 survey image
Caldwell 76

NGC 6231

2.6 mag 15 Easy
NGC 6416 survey image
NGC 6416
5.7 mag 18. Easy
NGC 6322 survey image
NGC 6322
6.0 mag 10. Easy
NGC 6242 survey image
NGC 6242
6.4 mag 9. Easy
NGC 6259 survey image
NGC 6259
8.0 mag 10. Easy
NGC 6425 survey image
NGC 6425
7.2 mag 8. Easy
NGC 6249 survey image
NGC 6249
8.2 mag 6. Easy
NGC 6451 survey image
NGC 6451
8.0 mag 8. Easy
NGC 6178 survey image
NGC 6178
7.2 mag 4. Easy
NGC 6192 survey image
NGC 6192
9.0 mag 8. Easy
NGC 6400 survey image
NGC 6400
9.0 mag 8. Easy
NGC 6396 survey image
NGC 6396
8.5 mag 3. Easy
NGC 6268 survey image
NGC 6268
10.0 mag 6. Medium
NGC 6404 survey image
NGC 6404
11.0 mag 5. Hard
NGC 6374 survey image
NGC 6374
9.0 mag 3. Easy
NGC 6216 survey image
NGC 6216
10.0 mag 4. Medium
NGC 6318 survey image
NGC 6318
12.0 mag 4. Very Hard
NGC 6222 survey image
NGC 6222
10.0 mag Medium
Globular Cluster (8)
Messier 4 survey image
Messier 4

NGC 6121

5.6 mag 26.3 Easy
NGC 6388 survey image
NGC 6388
6.9 mag 8.7 Easy
Messier 80 survey image
Messier 80

NGC 6093

7.3 mag 8.9 Easy
NGC 6441 survey image
NGC 6441
7.4 mag 7.8 Easy
NGC 6144 survey image
NGC 6144
9.1 mag 9.3 Medium
NGC 6139 survey image
NGC 6139
9.2 mag 5.5 Medium
NGC 6496 survey image
NGC 6496
9.2 mag 6.9 Medium
NGC 6453 survey image
NGC 6453
9.9 mag 3.5 Medium
Planetary Nebula (1)
Bug Nebula survey image
Bug Nebula

NGC 6302

C69

9.6 mag 0.8 Hard