G Scorpii
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Right ascension | 17h 49m 51.48s [1] |
| Declination | -37° 02′ 35.9″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.19 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K2III |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 40.59 ± 0.17 [1] mas/yr Dec.: 27.24 ± 0.09 [1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 25.92 ± 0.15[1] mas |
| Distance | 125.8 ± 0.7 ly (38.6 ± 0.2 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.44 ± 0.21 [2] M☉ |
| Other designations | |
G Scorpii (G Sco) is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +3.19. It is approximately 126 light years from Earth.[1]
Just 8.5 arcminutes to the east is the globular cluster NGC 6441.
It was formerly known as "Gamma Telescopii" (γ Tel) and "Fuyue" （傅說） in ancient China.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "HIP 87261". Hipparcos, the New Reduction. http://webviz.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-5?-out.add=.&-source=I/311/hip2&recno=86972. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ Stello et al. (2008). "Oscillating K Giants with the WIRE Satellite: Determination of Their Asteroseismic Masses". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 674 (1): L53–L56. Bibcode 2008ApJ...674L..53S. doi:10.1086/528936. http://www.iop.org/EJ/article/1538-4357/674/1/L53/22437.html.
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