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Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the Southern celestial hemisphere, where it sits near the center of the Milky Way, between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east.
Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the southern sky. It is home to Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky, and to the bright open clusters Messier 6 (the Butterfly Cluster) and Messier 7 (Ptolemy's Cluster).
Scorpius, in astronomy, zodiacal constellation lying in the southern sky between Libra and Sagittarius, at about 16 hours 30 minutes right ascension and 30° south declination. Its brightest star, Antares (Alpha Scorpii), the 15th brightest star in the sky, has a magnitude of 1.1.
Jul 30, 2023 · Scorpius is a constellation known for its distinctive shape and for being one of the 13 constellations of the zodiac, a belt-shaped area of the night sky that the sun, moon, and planets...
Jul 23, 2023 · The constellation Scorpius the Scorpion. If you have a dark sky, look for M4, a globular star cluster, near Antares. Scorpius is among the most distinctive of constellations in the zodiac....
Aug 17, 2020 · Scorpius is one of the twelve zodiac constellations, located in the southern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin, for scorpion, and it is the 33 rd largest constellation in the sky.
Nov 29, 2012 · Scorpius (“scorpion”) is a spectacular zodiac constellation with its beautiful arrangement of stars forming a head and long curving tail easily recognized as the creature it represents.
Scorpius is the southernmost constellation of the Zodiac. The Sumerians called it GIR-TAB, or “the scorpion”. However, we commonly associate this constellation with the Greek origins, associated with the story of Orion in Greek mythology.
Scorpius (pronounced ˈskɔːrpiəs) is the Latin name of a large constellation (in fact it extends itself for about 52 degrees across the sky) situated south of the celestial equator. As such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.
The Southern constellation of Scorpius, the Scorpion, is best viewed in Summer during the month of July. Scorpius is the 33rd largest constellation. It's brightest star is Antares at magnitude 0.96. The boundary of the Scorpius constellation contains 17 stars that host known exoplanets.
