List of stars in Scorpius

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Scorpius, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name

B

F

Var

HD

HIP

RA

Dec

vis.
mag.

abs.
mag.

Dist. (ly)

Sp. class

Notes

Antares A

α

21

148478

80763

16^h 29^m 24.47^s

−26° 25′ 55.0″

0.91

−5.24

553

M1.5Iab-b

Cor Scorpii, Qalb al-Aqrab, Vespertilo; 16th brightest star; binary; semiregular variable, V_max = 0.75^m, V_min = 1.21^m, P = 2180 d

λ Sco

λ

35

158926

85927

17^h 33^m 36.53^s

−37° 06′ 13.5″

1.62

−5.05

703

B2IV+DA7.9

Shaula; β Cep and Algol variable, V_max = 1.59^m, V_min = 1.65^m, P = 0.21 d

θ Sco

θ

159532

86228

17^h 37^m 19.13^s

−42° 59′ 52.2″

1.86

−2.75

272

F1II

Sargas; suspected variable, V_max = 1.84^m, V_min = 1.88^m

δ Sco

δ

7

143275

78401

16^h 00^m 20.01^s

−22° 37′ 17.8″

2.29

−3.16

401

B0.2IVe

Dschubba, Al Jabba, Iclarkrau; γ Cas variable, V_max = 1.59^m, V_min = 2.32^m

ε Sco

ε

26

151680

82396

16^h 50^m 10.24^s

−34° 17′ 33.4″

2.29

0.78

65

K2IIIb

Wei, Larawag; suspected variable, V_max = 2.24^m, V_min = 2.35^m

κ Sco

κ

160578

86670

17^h 42^m 29.28^s

−39° 01′ 47.7″

2.39

−3.38

464

B1.5III

Girtab; β Cep variable, V_max = 2.41^m, V_min = 2.42^m, P = 0.20 d

β¹ Sco

β¹

8

144217

78820

16^h 05^m 26.23^s

−19° 48′ 19.4″

2.62

−3.44

530

B0.5V

Acrab, Elacrab, Graffias, Grafias, Grassias; suspected variable, V_max = 2.61^m, V_min = 2.67^m

υ Sco

υ

34

158408

85696

17^h 30^m 45.84^s

−37° 17′ 44.7″

2.70

−3.31

518

B2IV

Lesath, Lesuth

τ Sco

τ

23

149438

81266

16^h 35^m 52.96^s

−28° 12′ 57.5″

2.82

−2.78

430

B0V

Paikauhale,^[1] Alniyat, Al Niyat

π Sco

π

6

143018

78265

15^h 58^m 51.12^s

−26° 06′ 50.6″

2.89

−2.85

459

B1V + B2V

Fang; Nur;^[2] Vrischika, Iclil rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 2.88^m, V_min = 2.91^m, P = 1.57 d

σ Sco

σ

20

147165

80112

16^h 21^m 11.32^s

−25° 35′ 33.9″

2.90

−3.86

734

B1III

Alniyat, Al Niyat, β Cep variable, V_max = 2.86^m, V_min = 2.94^m, P = 0.25 d

ι¹ Sco

ι¹

161471

87073

17^h 47^m 35.08^s

−40° 07′ 37.1″

2.99

−5.71

1791

F3Ia

Apollyon

μ¹ Sco

μ¹

151890

82514

16^h 51^m 52.24^s

−38° 02′ 50.4″

3.00

−4.01

821

B1.5IV + B

Xamidimura, Denebakrab; β Lyr variable, V_max = 2.94^m, V_min = 3.22^m, P = 1.45 d

G Sco

G

161892

87261

17^h 49^m 51.45^s

−37° 02′ 36.1″

3.19

0.24

127

K0/K1III

γ Tel, Fuyue

η Sco

η

155203

84143

17^h 12^m 09.18^s

−43° 14′ 18.6″

3.32

1.61

72

F3p

suspected variable

μ² Sco

μ²

151985

82545

16^h 52^m 20.15^s

−38° 01′ 02.9″

3.56

−2.44

517

B2IV

Pipirima, Shéngōng (神宮),^[3]

ζ² Sco

ζ²

152334

82729

16^h 54^m 35.11^s

−42° 21′ 38.7″

3.62

0.30

150

K4III

suspected variable, V_max = 3.59^m, V_min = 3.65^m

ρ Sco

ρ

5

142669

78104

15^h 56^m 53.09^s

−29° 12′ 50.4″

3.87

−1.62

409

B2IV/V

Iklil, suspected variable

ω¹ Sco

ω¹

9

144470

78933

16^h 06^m 48.43^s

−20° 40′ 08.9″

3.93

−1.64

423

B1V

Jabhat al Akrab

ν Sco

ν

14

145502

79374

16^h 11^m 59.74^s

−19° 27′ 38.3″

4.00

−1.63

436

B2IV

Jabbah, Jabah; quintuple star

H Sco

H

149447

81304

16^h 36^m 22.46^s

−35° 15′ 19.3″

4.18

−0.90

339

K5III

β Nor; suspected variable, V_max = 4.15^m, V_min = 4.18^m

N Sco

N

148703

80911

16^h 31^m 22.94^s

−34° 42′ 15.6″

4.24

−2.56

746

B2III-IV

α Nor

Q Sco

Q

159433

86170

17^h 36^m 32.85^s

−38° 38′ 05.5″

4.26

1.03

144

G8/K0III/IV

suspected variable, V_max = 4.26^m, V_min = 4.29^m

ω² Sco

ω²

10

144608

78990

16^h 07^m 24.30^s

−20° 52′ 07.2″

4.31

−0.24

265

G6/G8III

Jabhat al Akrab

ο Sco

ο

19

147084

80079

16^h 20^m 38.18^s

−24° 10′ 09.4″

4.55

−3.24

1177

A4II/III

suspected variable, V_max = 4.52^m, V_min = 4.58^m

13 Sco

c²

13

145482

79404

16^h 12^m 18.21^s

−27° 55′ 34.7″

4.58

−1.20

468

B2V

2 Sco

A

2

142114

77840

15^h 53^m 36.73^s

−25° 19′ 37.5″

4.59

−1.03

434

B2.5Vn

1 Sco

b

1

141637

77635

15^h 50^m 58.75^s

−25° 45′ 04.4″

4.63

−1.39

522

B1.5Vn

ζ¹ Sco

ζ¹

152236

82671

16^h 53^m 59.73^s

−42° 21′ 43.3″

4.70

−8.5

2,600

B1Iae

in NGC 6231; luminous blue variable, V_max = 4.66^m, V_min = 4.86^m

ξ Sco A

ξ

144070

16^h 04^m 22.10^s

−11° 22′ 23.0″

4.77

92

51 Lib; sextuple star

ι² Sco

ι²

161912

87294

17^h 50^m 11.11^s

−40° 05′ 25.5″

4.78

−5.50

3705

A6Ib

suspected variable

22 Sco

i

22

148605

80815

16^h 30^m 12.48^s

−25° 06′ 54.6″

4.79

−0.61

393

B3V

suspected variable

HD 161840

161840

87220

17^h 49^m 10.47^s

−31° 42′ 11.5″

4.79

−1.56

607

B8Ib/II

HD 146624

d

146624

79881

16^h 18^m 17.92^s

−28° 36′ 49.6″

4.80

1.63

140

A0V:

V1073 Sco

k

V1073

154090

83574

17^h 04^m 49.35^s

−34° 07′ 22.5″

4.83

−4.74

2672

B2Iab

α Cyg variable

HD 163145

163145

87846

17^h 56^m 47.43^s

−44° 20′ 31.9″

4.85

−0.29

347

K2III

HD 163376

163376

87936

17^h 57^m 47.81^s

−41° 42′ 58.5″

4.88

−1.24

547

M0III

suspected variable

β² Sco

β²

144218

78821

16^h 05^m 26.58^s

−19° 48′ 06.6″

4.90

−2.80

530

B2V

component of the β Sco system

ψ Sco

ψ

15

145570

79375

16^h 12^m 00.00^s

−10° 03′ 51.1″

4.93

1.41

165

A3IV

HD 143787

143787

78650

16^h 03^m 20.67^s

−25° 51′ 54.5″

4.96

0.90

212

K3III

HD 153613

153613

83336

17^h 01^m 52.65^s

−32° 08′ 36.2″

5.03

−0.86

491

B8V

HD 154948

154948

84033

17^h 10^m 42.35^s

−44° 33′ 27.2″

5.06

0.24

300

G8/K0III+..

ξ Sco B

ξ

144069

78727

16^h 04^m 22.3^s

−11° 22′ 18″

5.07

92

F5IV

component of the ξ Sco system

HD 145250

145250

79302

16^h 11^m 02.13^s

−29° 24′ 57.6″

5.09

0.62

255

K0III

HD 157243

157243

85162

17^h 24^m 13.09^s

−44° 09′ 45.0″

5.10

−1.73

756

B7III

Antares B

α

21

148479

16^h 29^m 24.2^s

−26° 25′ 51″

5.2

−0.9

553

B2.5V

component of the Antares system

HD 151804

V973

151804

82493

16^h 51^m 33.72^s

−41° 13′ 49.9″

5.23

−6.36

6792

O8Iaf

α Cyg variable, V_max = 5.22^m, V_min = 5.28^m

χ Sco

χ

17

145897

79540

16^h 13^m 50.91^s

−11° 50′ 15.8″

5.24

−0.41

439

K3III

Has a planet (b)

HD 148688

V1058

148688

80945

16^h 31^m 41.77^s

−41° 49′ 01.7″

5.31

−6.79

8579

B1Ia

α Cyg variable

HD 144690

144690

79050

16^h 08^m 07.52^s

−26° 19′ 36.0″

5.35

−0.23

425

M2III

variable star, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 7.61 d

HD 147513

147513

80337

16^h 24^m 01.24^s

−39° 11′ 34.8″

5.37

4.82

42

G3/G5V

has a planet (b)

HD 142165

142165

77858

15^h 53^m 53.92^s

−24° 31′ 59.1″

5.38

−0.14

414

B5V

HR 5907

V1040

142184

77859

15^h 53^m 55.87^s

−23° 58′ 40.9″

5.41

0.01

393

B2V

Algol variable, V_max = 5.39^m, V_min = 5.43^m, P = 1.02 d

HD 147628

147628

80390

16^h 24^m 31.77^s

−37° 33′ 57.5″

5.42

−0.36

468

B8V

suspected rotating ellipsoidal variable, ΔV = 0.02^m

HD 142990

V913

142990

78246

15^h 58^m 34.87^s

−24° 49′ 53.1″

5.43

−0.45

488

B5V

SX Ari variable, V_max = 5.4^m, V_min = 5.47^m, P = 0.98 d

16 Sco

16

145607

79387

16^h 12^m 07.29^s

−08° 32′ 51.3″

5.43

1.01

250

A4V

HD 149404

V918

149404

81305

16^h 36^m 22.57^s

−42° 51′ 31.9″

5.46

−4.39

3047

O9Ia

rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 5.42^m, V_min = 5.5^m, P = 9.81 d

HD 152234

152234

82676

16^h 54^m 01.84^s

−41° 48′ 23.0″

5.46

−5.84

5927

B0.5Ia

in NGC 6231; suspected variable

HD 151078

151078

82135

16^h 46^m 47.97^s

−39° 22′ 36.8″

5.48

0.21

369

K0III

27 Sco

27

152820

82960

16^h 57^m 11.17^s

−33° 15′ 34.1″

5.48

−1.25

724

K5III

18 Sco

18

146233

79672

16^h 15^m 37.13^s

−08° 22′ 05.7″

5.49

4.76

46

G1V

solar twin; suspected variable, V_max = 5.48^m, V_min = 5.59^m

HD 144987

144987

79199

16^h 09^m 52.61^s

−33° 32′ 44.5″

5.50

−0.12

433

B8V

HD 146836

146836

79980

16^h 19^m 32.68^s

−30° 54′ 24.4″

5.53

2.44

135

F5IV

HD 156098

156098

84551

17^h 17^m 03.71^s

−32° 39′ 45.7″

5.53

2.01

165

F6V

HD 160668

160668

86698

17^h 42^m 51.09^s

−36° 56′ 43.8″

5.53

−0.57

542

K5III

HD 155806

V1075

155806

84401

17^h 15^m 19.25^s

−33° 32′ 54.3″

5.53

−5.13

4466

O8Ve

Be star

HD 162587

162587

87569

17^h 53^m 23.47^s

−34° 53′ 42.4″

5.58

−1.97

1055

K3III

in Messier 7

4 Sco

4

142445

77984

15^h 55^m 30.10^s

−26° 15′ 57.3″

5.63

0.02

432

A3V

HD 150742

150742

81972

16^h 44^m 42.60^s

−40° 50′ 22.6″

5.64

−0.26

492

B3V

HD 155259

155259

84150

17^h 12^m 16.22^s

−39° 30′ 24.4″

5.66

1.61

211

A0/A1V

12 Sco

c¹

12

145483

79399

16^h 12^m 16.05^s

−28° 25′ 01.9″

5.67

0.87

298

B9V

HD 159176

V1036

159176

86011

17^h 34^m 42.49^s

−32° 34′ 54.0″

5.69

−4.40

3396

O6V+...

in NGC 6383; trinary star; rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 5.67^m, V_min = 5.73^m, P = 3.37 d

11 Sco

11

144708

79005

16^h 07^m 36.44^s

−12° 44′ 43.2″

5.75

0.17

426

B9V

HD 156293

156293

84690

17^h 18^m 47.84^s

−44° 07′ 46.9″

5.76

0.68

339

B9V

suspected variable

HD 152408

152408

82775

16^h 54^m 58.51^s

−41° 09′ 03.1″

5.78

−6.56

9588

WN9ha

in NGC 6231; suspected variable, V_max = 5.77^m, V_min = 5.82^m

HD 148247

148247

80672

16^h 28^m 14.46^s

−37° 10′ 47.3″

5.79

0.84

319

K1IIICN...

HD 147723

147723

80399

16^h 24^m 39.77^s

−29° 42′ 16.8″

5.82

2.91

107

F9IV

Double star with HD 147722

V1003 Sco

V1003

149711

81472

16^h 38^m 26.30^s

−43° 23′ 54.2″

5.83

−0.79

686

B2.5IV

rotating ellipsoidal variable, ΔV = 0.03^m

HD 142883

142883

78168

15^h 57^m 40.47^s

−20° 58′ 58.9″

5.84

0.11

455

B3V

Algol variable, V_max = 5.84^m, V_min = 6.31^m, P = 9.20 d

HD 150331

150331

81741

16^h 41^m 45.50^s

−33° 08′ 44.2″

5.84

1.08

292

G1II

HD 152293

152293

82716

16^h 54^m 26.94^s

−42° 28′ 44.0″

5.84

F5Ib-II

HD 158799

158799

85889

17^h 33^m 07.39^s

−41° 10′ 23.0″

5.84

−1.55

982

B9Ib/II

HD 162391

162391

87472

17^h 52^m 19.76^s

−34° 25′ 00.6″

5.84

−0.95

744

G8/K0III

In Messier 7

HD 145191

145191

79320

16^h 11^m 17.77^s

−41° 07′ 10.2″

5.86

1.66

226

F0IV

HD 144844

144844

79098

16^h 08^m 43.73^s

−23° 41′ 07.3″

5.87

0.28

426

B9V

α² CVn variable, V_max = 5.87^m, V_min = 5.90^m, P = 2.69 d

3 Sco

3

V927

142301

77909

15^h 54^m 39.54^s

−25° 14′ 37.2″

5.87

0.14

455

B8III/IV

SX Ari variable, ΔV = 0.03^m, P = 1.46 d

HD 160928

160928

86847

17^h 44^m 42.01^s

−42° 43′ 45.5″

5.87

1.29

269

A2/A3IV/V

V957 Sco

V957

162374

87460

17^h 52^m 13.66^s

−34° 47′ 57.1″

5.87

−1.16

830

B6Ib

In Messier 7; SX Ari variable, ΔV = 0.05^m

V929 Sco

V929

144334

78877

16^h 06^m 06.38^s

−23° 36′ 22.5″

5.90

0.03

487

B8V

SX Ari variable, V_max = 5.89^m, V_min = 5.91^m, P = 1.50 d

HD 145838

145838

79596

16^h 14^m 22.37^s

−33° 00′ 39.8″

5.91

−0.56

643

K0III

V923 Sco

V923

153890

83491

17^h 03^m 50.87^s

−38° 09′ 09.0″

5.91

1.88

209

F3V

Algol variable, V_max = 5.86^m, V_min = 6.24^m, P = 34.83 d

Gliese 667 A

156384A

84709

17^h 18^m 56.36^s

−34° 59′ 22.5″

5.91

6.69

23

K4V

component of the Gliese 667 system; suspected variable, V_max = 5.88^m, V_min = 5.92^m

HD 157097

157097

85048

17^h 22^m 54.73^s

−37° 13′ 14.5″

5.91

0.36

421

K1III

HD 149886

149886

81523

16^h 39^m 05.24^s

−37° 13′ 02.1″

5.93

0.31

434

B9.5V+...

HD 154783

154783

83896

17^h 08^m 47.55^s

−30° 24′ 12.8″

5.93

1.36

267

Fm

HD 162189

162189

87390

17^h 51^m 32.57^s

−40° 46′ 20.4″

5.94

−0.83

738

M2III

semiregular variable

V1068 Sco

V1068

152161

82650

16^h 53^m 42.44^s

−43° 03′ 03.2″

5.95

−1.81

1160

M3II/III

slow irregular variable

HD 153368

153368

83235

17^h 00^m 36.99^s

−35° 56′ 02.3″

5.95

1.19

292

K2IIICN...

HD 155450

155450

84226

17^h 12^m 58.56^s

−32° 26′ 18.0″

5.95

−4.35

3747

B1Ib

HD 155826

155826

84425

17^h 15^m 36.08^s

−38° 35′ 34.6″

5.95

3.52

100

G0V

HD 146850

146850

79938

16^h 19^m 00.43^s

−14° 52′ 22.2″

5.97

−1.15

865

K3IIICNpvar

HD 154310

154310

83693

17^h 06^m 20.20^s

−37° 13′ 39.1″

5.98

0.42

422

A2IV

HD 158105

158105

85543

17^h 28^m 56.09^s

−36° 46′ 41.8″

5.98

−0.47

637

K0III

HD 150894

150894

81992

16^h 45^m 00.21^s

−28° 30′ 34.8″

5.99

−0.83

755

A3IV

V906 Sco

V906

162724

87616

17^h 53^m 54.77^s

−34° 45′ 09.8″

6.00

−1.45

1009

B9V + B9V

In Messier 7, Algol variable, V_max = 5.96^m, V_min = 6.23^m, P = 2.79 d

BM Sco

BM

160371

86527

17^h 40^m 58.55^s

−32° 12′ 52.0″

6.01

−2.35

1531

K3III + (G)

in Messier 6; slow irregular variable, V_max = 5.25^m, V_min = 6.46^m

HD 162517

162517

87532

17^h 52^m 57.60^s

−35° 37′ 27.1″

6.03

1.99

209

F2V

HD 150608

150608

81904

16^h 43^m 47.60^s

−38° 09′ 22.5″

6.05

−0.62

703

B9II/III

HD 153072

153072

83100

16^h 58^m 52.25^s

−37° 37′ 13.5″

6.05

1.47

269

A3III

suspected variable

HD 162496

162496

87516

17^h 52^m 49.22^s

−34° 06′ 53.4″

6.05

−0.60

697

K1III

HD 162926

162926

87722

17^h 55^m 08.03^s

−36° 28′ 32.3″

6.05

−0.75

748

B9.5III

HD 146001

146001

79622

16^h 14^m 53.44^s

−25° 28′ 36.9″

6.06

0.30

462

B8V

α² CVn variable

HD 152248

V1007

152248

82691

16^h 54^m 10.06^s

−41° 49′ 30.1″

6.06

O7e

in NGC 6231; β Lyr variable, ΔV = 0.24^m, P = 5.82 d

HD 143619

143619

78575

16^h 02^m 39.40^s

−29° 08′ 08.8″

6.07

0.37

451

K2/K3III

HD 148760

148760

80910

16^h 31^m 22.87^s

−26° 32′ 15.2″

6.07

1.87

225

K1III

HD 146254

146254

79692

16^h 15^m 51.49^s

−14° 50′ 56.8″

6.09

−0.28

614

A0III

suspected variable, V_max = 6.06^m, V_min = 6.10^m

HD 155974

155974

84489

17^h 16^m 21.68^s

−35° 44′ 58.1″

6.09

3.55

105

F6V

HD 159707

159707

86311

17^h 38^m 08.45^s

−42° 52′ 48.7″

6.09

−0.54

692

B8V

HD 151771

151771

82453

16^h 51^m 00.04^s

−37° 30′ 52.1″

6.10

−0.99

853

B8II/III

suspected variable

HD 162817

162817

87671

17^h 54^m 27.12^s

−34° 28′ 00.2″

6.10

−0.96

842

B9.5/A0III

RR Sco

RR

152783

82912

16^h 56^m 37.85^s

−30° 34′ 48.1″

6.10

1150

M6IIIe

Mira variable, V_max = 5^m, V_min = 12.4^m, P = 281.45 d

HD 146954

146954

80066

16^h 20^m 32.63^s

−39° 25′ 48.8″

6.11

0.20

496

B9V

HD 154368

V1074

154368

83706

17^h 06^m 28.37^s

−35° 27′ 03.7″

6.13

−2.85

2040

O9.5Iab

α Cyg variable

HD 150591

150591

81914

16^h 43^m 54.09^s

−41° 06′ 47.9″

6.14

0.28

485

B6/B7V

suspected variable

HD 157486

157486

85237

17^h 25^m 02.67^s

−34° 41′ 45.6″

6.14

0.19

505

Ap...

HD 162586

162586

87567

17^h 53^m 19.58^s

−34° 43′ 50.9″

6.14

−0.88

825

B4III

in Messier 7

HD 142250

142250

77900

15^h 54^m 30.12^s

−27° 20′ 18.9″

6.15

0.09

531

B7V

has a planet (b)

HR 6522

V949

158741

85839

17^h 32^m 24.64^s

−34° 16′ 45.6″

6.16

1.06

341

F2IV

δ Sct variable, V_max = 6.13^m, V_min = 6.18^m, P = 0.22 d

HD 144927

144927

79173

16^h 09^m 31.76^s

−32° 38′ 56.2″

6.18

1.07

344

K1III

V861 Sco

V861

152667

82911

16^h 56^m 35.98^s

−40° 49′ 24.4″

6.18

B0Ia

in Trumpler 24; β Lyr variable, V_max = 6.07^m, V_min = 6.4^m, P = 7.85 d

HD 154153

154153

83650

17^h 05^m 48.47^s

−44° 06′ 18.4″

6.18

2.08

215

A4III

HD 162396

162396

87523

17^h 52^m 52.47^s

−41° 59′ 45.8″

6.19

3.62

107

F8V

HD 155940

155940

84445

17^h 15^m 51.36^s

−30° 12′ 38.2″

6.20

0.92

370

B9/B9.5V

RS Sco

RS

152476

82833

16^h 55^m 37.81^s

−45° 06′ 10.7″

6.20

−0.08

588

M6-7e

Mira variable, V_max = 5.96^m, V_min = 13.0^m, P = 319 d

HD 150573

150573

81903

16^h 43^m 45.70^s

−41° 07′ 08.9″

6.21

0.61

430

A4V

HD 143900

143900

78699

16^h 03^m 54.71^s

−24° 43′ 34.8″

6.22

−0.09

597

K2/K3III

HD 159633

159633

86246

17^h 37^m 26.92^s

−38° 03′ 58.9″

6.26

−3.44

2835

G2Ib

HD 154025

154025

83594

17^h 05^m 05.39^s

−45° 30′ 07.4″

6.28

1.33

319

A2V

HD 163433

163433

87948

17^h 57^m 57.80^s

−39° 08′ 11.3″

6.28

0.29

513

A0IV/V

V900 Sco

V900

152235

82669

16^h 53^m 58.85^s

−41° 59′ 39.6″

6.29

B1Ia

in Trumpler 24; rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 6.29^m, V_min = 6.34^m, P = 2.63 d

HD 146834

146834

79945

16^h 19^m 07.71^s

−20° 13′ 04.9″

6.29

0.40

490

K0III

HD 152636

152636

82855

16^h 55^m 57.74^s

−33° 30′ 24.8″

6.29

0.03

581

K5III

ν Sco C

ν

14

145501

16^h 11^m 58.60^s

−19° 26′ 59.0″

6.30

component of the ν Sco system; α² CVn variable

HD 152424

152424

82783

16^h 55^m 03.33^s

−42° 05′ 27.0″

6.30

O9Ia

in Trumpler 24

HD 155276

155276

84151

17^h 12^m 16.55^s

−38° 49′ 20.7″

6.30

1.03

370

K1IIICN...

HD 158042

158042

85549

17^h 29^m 00.86^s

−43° 58′ 26.0″

6.30

−2.04

1516

B5III

HD 144585

144585

78955

16^h 07^m 03.53^s

−14° 04′ 16.8″

6.32

4.02

94

G5V

HD 144661

144661

79031

16^h 07^m 51.90^s

−24° 27′ 44.2″

6.32

0.97

384

B8IV/V

HD 145997

145997

79605

16^h 14^m 39.30^s

−18° 32′ 07.2″

6.32

1.63

282

K1III

HD 157038

V975

157038

85020

17^h 22^m 39.22^s

−37° 48′ 16.7″

6.33

B4Ia+...

α Cyg variable, V_max = 6.27^m, V_min = 6.35^m

HD 152431

152431

82731

16^h 54^m 35.94^s

−30° 35′ 14.4″

6.34

−0.09

631

A5IIIm...

suspected variable

HD 151965

V911

151965

82554

16^h 52^m 27.42^s

−40° 43′ 23.2″

6.35

0.07

588

B9p Si

α² CVn variable, V_max = 6.32^m, V_min = 6.38^m

V1077 Sco

V1077

156325

84650

17^h 18^m 20.51^s

−32° 33′ 11.1″

6.36

−1.57

1259

B5III

Be star

HD 158156

158156

85589

17^h 29^m 25.60^s

−38° 31′ 01.0″

6.38

1.34

332

A1V

HD 162678

162678

17^h 53^m 45.50^s

−34° 47′ 09.7″

6.38

980

B9V

in Messier 7

HD 145792

V1051

145792

79530

16^h 13^m 45.50^s

−24° 25′ 19.4″

6.40

0.69

453

B6IV

SX Ari variable

HD 146436

146436

79788

16^h 16^m 59.20^s

−20° 06′ 14.7″

6.40

−0.03

631

G8III

HD 145964

145964

79599

16^h 14^m 28.89^s

−21° 06′ 27.2″

6.41

1.29

345

B9V

HD 161390

161390

87042

17^h 47^m 07.30^s

−38° 06′ 43.5″

6.41

1.07

381

A0V

V951 Sco

V951

162725

87624

17^h 53^m 58.13^s

−34° 49′ 51.8″

6.41

−0.96

973

Ap...

in Messier 7, α² CVn variable, V_max = 6.39^m, V_min = 6.44^m, P = 4.46 d

V915 Sco

V915

155603

84332

17^h 14^m 27.66^s

−39° 45′ 59.9″

6.42

K0Ia

variable star, V_max = 6.22^m, V_min = 6.64^m

HD 157060

157060

85019

17^h 22^m 37.90^s

−35° 54′ 39.4″

6.42

3.58

121

F8V

HD 145100

145100

79203

16^h 09^m 55.31^s

−18° 20′ 25.6″

6.43

2.96

161

F3V

HD 149174

149174

81198

16^h 35^m 07.77^s

−45° 14′ 39.2″

6.43

0.06

614

K2/K3III

suspected variable, ΔV = 0.08^m

HD 158619

158619

85786

17^h 31^m 47.36^s

−33° 42′ 11.1″

6.43

0.98

401

K2III

HD 160748

160748

86716

17^h 43^m 06.86^s

−33° 03′ 04.6″

6.44

−3.13

2672

M1III

suspected variable

HD 147553

147553

80324

16^h 23^m 56.72^s

−33° 11′ 57.6″

6.45

1.11

381

A0V+...

HD 152249

152249

16^h 54^m 11.64^s

−41° 50′ 57.2″

6.45

5900

O9Ib(f)

in NGC 6231; suspected variable, V_max = 6.34^m, V_min = 6.51^m

HD 150638

150638

81891

16^h 43^m 38.73^s

−32° 06′ 21.2″

6.46

−0.44

784

B8V

HD 155985

155985

84556

17^h 17^m 05.54^s

−44° 46′ 42.9″

6.46

B0.5Iab:

variable star, ΔV = 0.007^m, P = 293.25 d

HD 163234

163234

87865

17^h 56^m 55.89^s

−40° 18′ 20.3″

6.46

0.22

576

K3III

HD 150420

150420

81803

16^h 42^m 29.11^s

−37° 04′ 44.9″

6.47

1.09

388

G3III

HD 153919

153919

83499

17^h 03^m 56.77^s

−37° 50′ 39.0″

6.48

O5f

HD 159312

159312

86098

17^h 35^m 43.08^s

−37° 26′ 23.3″

6.48

1.40

338

A0V

HD 151932

V919

151932

82543

16^h 52^m 19.25^s

−41° 51′ 16.2″

6.49

WN7h

in Trumpler 24; Wolf–Rayet star, V_max = 6.45^m, V_min = 6.61^m, P = 2 d

HD 153234

153234

83202

17^h 00^m 14.26^s

−44° 59′ 18.5″

6.50

2.98

165

F3V

4U 1700-37

V884

153919

83499

17^h 03^m 56.77^s

−37° 50′ 38.9″

6.51

9100

O7.5Iaf

rotating ellipsoidal variable and high-mass X-ray binary, V_max = 6.51^m, V_min = 6.60^m, P = 3.41 d

HD 145102

V952

145102

79235

16^h 10^m 15.92^s

−26° 54′ 32.8″

6.57

547

B9p...

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.04^m, P = 1.42 d

V453 Sco

V453

163181

87810

17^h 56^m 16.08^s

−32° 28′ 30.0″

6.61

−5.43

8400

B0Ia

β Lyr variable, V_max = 6.36^m, V_min = 6.73^m, P = 12.01 d

RV Sco

RV

153004

83059

16^h 58^m 19.75^s

−33° 36′ 32.8″

6.61

1440

G0Ib

classical Cepheid, V_max = 6.61^m, V_min = 7.49^m, P = 6.06 d

HD 160529

V905

160529

86624

17^h 41^m 59.03^s

−33° 30′ 13.7″

6.66

−8.9

8150

A3Iae

luminous blue variable, V_max = 6.21^m, V_min = 6.97^m, P = 57 d

25 Sco

25

151179

82140

16^h 46^m 51.35^s

−25° 31′ 42.7″

6.72

−0.10

755

K0II

V636 Sco

V636

156979

85035

17^h 22^m 46.48^s

−45° 36′ 51.4″

6.74

F7/F8Ib/II
+ B9.5V

classical Cepheid, V_max = 6.4^m, V_min = 6.92^m, P = 6.80 d

V760 Sco

V760

147683

80405

16^h 24^m 43.72^s

−34° 53′ 37.5″

7.05

1280

B4V

Algol variable

HR 5999

V856

144668

79080

16^h 08^m 34.29^s

−39° 06′ 18.3″

7.05

531

A7IVe

UX Ori star, V_max = 6.77^m, V_min = 8.0^m

HD 143567

143567

78530

16^h 01^m 55^s

−21° 58′ 49″

7.18

511

B9V

has a planet (b)

Gliese 667 B

156384B

17^h 19^m 01.94^s

−34° 59′ 33.3″

7.24

8.02

23

K5

component of Gliese 667 system

HD 159868

159868

86375

17^h 38^m 59.53^s

−43° 08′ 43.8″

7.27

3.66

172

G5V

has two planets (b & c)

HD 147010

V933

147010

80024

16^h 20^m 05.49^s

−20° 03′ 23.0″

7.37

533

B9II/III

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.045^m, P = 3.92 d

HD 153950

153950

83547

17^h 04^m 30.87^s

−43° 18′ 35.2″

7.39

3.91

162

F8V

Rapeto,^[4] has a planet (b)

HD 153747

V922

153747

83410

17^h 02^m 53.82^s

−38° 27′ 36.8″

7.42

588

A0III

δ Sct variable

RY Sco

RY

162102

87345

17^h 50^m 32.34^s

−33° 42′ 20.4″

7.51

F6Ib

classical Cepheid, V_max = 7.51^m, V_min = 8.36^m, P = 20.32 d

HD 152219

V1292

152219

16^h 53^m 55.56^s

−41° 52′ 51.29″

7.57

5900

O9IV

in NGC 6231; Algol variable, V_max = 7.57^m, V_min = 7.80^m, P = 4.24 d

V393 Sco

V393

161741

87191

17^h 48^m 47.60^s

−35° 03′ 29.6″

7.59

2400

B3III

double periodic or Algol variable, V_max = 7.39^m, V_min = 8.31^m, P = 7.71 d

HD 152218

V1294

152218

16^h 53^m 59.99^s

−41° 42′ 52.8″

7.61

O9.5IV(n)

in Trumpler 24; Algol variable, V_max = 7.58^m, V_min = 7.67^m, P = 5.60 d

V703 Sco

V703

160589

86650

17^h 42^m 16.81^s

−32° 31′ 23.6″

7.85

556

A9V

double-mode δ Sct variable, V_max = 7.58^m, V_min = 8.04^m, P = 0.12 d

V482 Sco

V482

158443

85701

17^h 30^m 48.38^s

−33° 36′ 36.0″

7.91

F9II

classical Cepheid, V_max = 7.63^m, V_min = 8.3^m, P = 4.53 d

HD 147873

147873

80486

17^h 30^m 48.38^s

−33° 36′ 36.0″

7.96

342

G1V

has two planets (b & c)

AH Sco

AH

155161

84071

17^h 11^m 17.02^s

−32° 19′ 30.7″

8.10

12000

M4-5Ia-Iab

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.7^m, V_min = 9.5^m, P = 735 d; one of the largest known stars

HD 145377

145377

79346

16^h 11^m 36.45^s

−27° 04′ 41.4″

8.12

4.31

188

G3V

has a planet (b)

HD 144432

144432

78943

16^h 06^m 57.95^s

−27° 43′ 09.8″

8.19

522

F0IIIe+K7V

triple system; Herbig Ae/Be star

V1034 Sco

V1034

16^h 54^m 19.85^s

−41° 50′ 09.4″

8.23

5900

O8V

in NGC 6231; Algol variable, V_max = 8.23^m, V_min = 8.63^m, P = 2.44 d

RZ Sco

RZ

144018

78746

16^h 04^m 36.13^s

−24° 06′ 00.6″

8.3

M3e

semiregular variable, V_max = 8.3^m, V_min = 12.3^m, P = 162.1 d

HD 158393

V965

158393

85680

17^h 30^m 33.36^s

−33° 39′ 15.9″

8.57

937

G5:IIIe +F0/2IV/V

RS CVn variable, V_max = 8.46^m, V_min = 8.67^m, P = 30.52 d

V500 Sco

V500

316354

87173

17^h 48^m 37.50^s

−30° 28′ 33.5″

8.81

1060

K0

classical Cepheid, V_max = 8.4^m, V_min = 9.13^m, P = 9.32 d

HD 142666

V1026

142666

15^h 56^m 40.02^s

−22° 01′ 40.0″

8.86

A8Ve

UX Ori star, V_max = 8.57^m, V_min = 9.5^m

V907 Sco

V907

163302

17^h 56^m 55.56^s

−34° 45′ 01.2″

8.86

B9V

Algol variable, V_max = 8.61^m, V_min = 9.2^m, P = 3.78 d

V718 Sco

V718

145718

79476

16^h 13^m 11.59^s

−22° 29′ 06.7″

8.86

383

A8III/IV

UX Ori star, V_max = 8.75^m, V_min = 10.30^m

V701 Sco

V701

317844

85985

17^h 34^m 24.51^s

−32° 30′ 16.0″

8.97

3500

B5V

W UMa variable, V_max = 8.63^m, V_min = 9.05^m, P = 0.76 d

AK Sco

AK

152404

82747

16^h 54^m 44.85^s

−36° 53′ 18.6″

9.00

335

F5Ve

UX Ori star, V_max = 8.7^m, V_min = 12.8^m

HD 326823

V1104

326823

17^h 06^m 53.91^s

−42° 39′ 39.7″

9.03

O+...

luminous blue variable, V_max = 8.88^m, V_min = 9.20^m, P = 6.12 d

HD 162020

162020

87330

17^h 50^m 38.35^s

−40° 19′ 06.1″

9.12

95.94

K3V

has a brown dwarf companion

GSC 06214-00210

16^h 21^m 55^s

−20° 43′ 07″

9.15

473

M1

has a planet (b)

KQ Sco

KQ

328953

82498

16^h 51^m 38.55^s

−45° 25′ 36.1″

9.33

1120

K7

classical Cepheid, V_max = 9.33^m, V_min = 10.26^m, P = 28.71 d

HD 318107

V970

318107

17^h 39^m 41.26^s

−32° 17′ 57.4″

9.34

B8

α² CVn variable

WR 86

V1035

156327

84655

17^h 18^m 23.06^s

−34° 24′ 30.6″

9.35

1770

WC7+B0III

β Cep variable, ΔV = 0.017^m, P = 0.15 d

CD -35 11760

V1037

320156

17^h 37^m 58.50^s

−35° 23′ 04.32″

9.83

B4Ibe

PV Tel variable, V_max = 9.62^m, V_min = 9.83^m

AI Sco

AI

320921

17^h 56^m 18.57^s

−33° 48′ 43.4″

9.98

G4

RV Tau variable, V_max = 8.88^m, V_min = 11.6^m, P = 71.9 d

Gliese 667 C

156384C

17^h 18^m 58.69^s

−34° 59′ 48.3″

10.22

11.00

23

M1.5

component of Gliese 667 system; has two planets (b) (c)

Pismis 24-1

319718

17^h 24^m 43.41^s

−34° 11′ 56.5″

10.43

−7.3

8150

O3 If*

one of the most luminous stars known

Gliese 682

86214

17^h 37^m 03.66^s

−44° 19′ 09.2″

10.95

16.557

M3.5

CD -38 10980

16^h 23^m 33.84^s

−39° 13′ 46.2″

11.03

42.89

DA2

white dwarf

Scorpius X-1

V818

16^h 19^m 55.07^s

−15° 38′ 24.8″

11.1

11000

Oev

low-mass X-ray binary

HIP 79431

79431

16^h 12^m 41.77^s

−18° 52′ 31.8″

11.34

10.47

49

M3V

Sharjah,^[5] has a planet (b)

V921 Sco

V921

16^h 59^m 06.79^s

−42° 42′ 08.6″

11.43

Bep

γ Cas variable, ΔV = 0.3^m

WASP-17

15^h 59^m 50.95^s

−28° 03′ 42.3″

11.59

1000

F4

Dìwö,^[6] has a transiting planet (b)

HK Sco

HK

16^h 54^m 41.04^s

−30° 23′ 06.7″

11.7

Z And variable, V_max = 11.7^m, V_min = 14.7^m, P = 458 d

T Sco

T

16^h 17^m 02.83^s

−22° 58′ 31.3″

12.0

32600

in Messier 80; nova, V_max = 6.8^m, V_min = <12.0^m

V866 Sco

V866

16^h 11^m 31.40^s

−18° 38′ 24.5″

12.05

K5

T Tau star, ΔV = 0.5^m, P = 6.78 d

V1094 Sco

V1094

16^h 08^m 36.18^s

−39° 23′ 02.5″

12.5

K6

young stellar object, ΔV = 0.5^m

1RXS J160929.1−210524

16^h 09^m 30.31^s

−21° 04′ 57.6″

12.97

7.17

470

K7V

has a planet (b)

IRAS 17163−3907

17^h 19^m 49.33^s

−39° 10′ 37.9″

13.1

in Fried Egg Nebula; yellow hypergiant

CL Sco

CL

16^h 54^m 51.98^s

−30° 37′ 18.2″

13.25

M4

Z And variable and re-radiating binary system, V_max = 10.8^m, V_min = 13.7^m, P = 625 d

GRO J1655-40

V1033

16^h 54^m 00.14^s

−39° 50′ 44.9″

14.2

B9V

X-ray nova containing black hole, V_max = 14^m, V_min = 17.3^m

XTE J1739-302

17^h 39^m 11.58^s

−30° 20′ 37.6″

14.8

O8.5Iab(f)

high-mass X-ray binary

OGLE-2005-BLG-390L

17^h 54^m 19^s

−30° 22′ 38″

15.7

21000

M4

has a planet (b)

Th 28

V1190

16^h 08^m 29.73^s

−39° 03′ 11.0″

16.42

K0:

T Tau star, V_max = 16.42^m, V_min = 16.93^m

MXB 1735-44

V926

17^h 38^m 58.3^s

−44° 27′ 00″

17.4

X-ray burster, ΔV = 0.2^m, P = 0.19 d

Wray 17-96

17^h 41^m 35.2^s

−30° 06′ 39.6″

17.8

−10.9

15000

B3

luminous blue variable, one of the most luminous stars known

V992 Sco

V992

17^h 07^m 17.44^s

−43° 15′ 22.0″

18.0

nova, V_max = 7.26^m, V_min = 18.0^m, P = 0.15 d

V1187 Sco

V1187

17^h 29^m 18.81^s

−31° 46′ 01.5″

18.0

nova, V_max = 9.6^m, V_min = 18^m

V1186 Sco

V1186

17^h 12^m 51.21^s

−30° 56′ 37.2″

18.0

nova, V_max = 9.7^m, V_min = <18^m

GX 349+2

V1101

17^h 05^m 44.49^s

−36° 25′ 23.1″

18.6

low-mass X-ray binary, V_max = 18.3^m, V_min = 19.3^m, P = 0.94 d

U Sco

U

16^h 22^m 30.80^s

−17° 52′ 43.2″

19.3

recurrent nova and eclipsing binary, V_max = 7.5^m, V_min = 19.3^m, P = 1.23 d

V745 Sco

V745

17^h 55^m 22.27^s

−33° 15′ 58.5″

19.3

nova and rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 9.4^m, V_min = 19.3^m, P = 510 d

OGLE-2005-BLG-071L

17^h 50^m 09^s

−34° 40′ 23″

19.5

11000

M?

has a planet (b)

V1280 Sco

V1280

16^h 57^m 40.91^s

−32° 20′ 36.4″

20.0

nova, V_max = 3.78^m, V_min = <20.0^m

V1309 Sco

V1309

17^h 57^m 33.02^s

−30° 43′ 10.4″

20.4

luminous red nova, V_max = 7.9^m, V_min = 20.4^m

PSR B1620−26

16^h 23^m 38.22^s

−26° 31′ 53.8″

21.30

in Messier 4; pulsar/white dwarf binary; has a planet

MOA-2008-BLG-310L

17^h 05^m 14.53^s

−34° 46′ 41.0″

23.38

20000

has a planet (b)

FQ Sco

FQ

17^h 08^m 04.51^s

−32° 42′ 02.2″

SS Cyg variable

V455 Sco

V455

17^h 07^m 21.73^s

−34° 05′ 14.5″

Z And variable

V893 Sco

V893

16^h 15^m 15.15^s

−28° 37′ 30.1″

SU UMa variable and eclipsing binary

V1018 Sco

V1018

17^h 35^m 02.72^s

−33° 33′ 29.4″

semiregular variable

H1-36

17^h 49^m 48.22^s

−33° 01′ 27.9″

M8

in NGC 6441; symbiotic star

IGR J17252-3616

17^h 25^m 11.4^s

−36° 16′ 59″

B0-1Ia

high-mass X-ray binary

OAO 1657-415

17^h 00^m 47.9^s

−41° 40′ 23″

B3:Ia-ab...

high-mass X-ray binary

Rapid Burster

17^h 33^m 24.61^s

−33° 23′ 19.8″

low-mass X-ray binary

GX 340+0

16^h 45^m 47.7^s

−45° 36′ 40″

low-mass X-ray binary

H1743-322

17^h 46^m 15.61^s

−32° 14′ 00.6″

low-mass X-ray binary

OAO 1657-415

17^h 00^m 48.884^s

−41° 39′ 21.46″

23200

Ofpe/WN9 + Q

high-mass X-ray binary

IGR J17091-3624

17^h 09^m 08^s

−36° 22′ 24″

B9V

low-mass X-ray binary containing black hole

4U 1702-42

17^h 06^m 15.31^s

−43° 02′ 08.7″

low-mass X-ray binary

4U 1705-44

17^h 08^m 54.47^s

−44° 06′ 07.4″

low-mass X-ray binary

4U 1722-307

17^h 27^m 33.25^s

−30° 48′ 07.4″

in Terzan 2; low-mass X-ray binary

4U 1728-34

17^h 31^m 57.73^s

−33° 50′ 02.5″

low-mass X-ray binary

4U 1746-371

17^h 50^m 12.66^s

−37° 03′ 08.2″

in NGC 6441; low-mass X-ray binary

XTE J1751-305

17^h 51^m 13.49^s

−30° 37′ 23.4″

low-mass X-ray binary

XTE J1720-318

V1228

17^h 19^m 58.99^s

−31° 45′ 01.3″

X-ray nova

GCRT J1745−3009

17^h 45^m 05^s

−30° 09′ 54″

B9V

radio source; possible pulsar

OGLE-2007-BLG-368L

17^h 56^m 25.96^s

−32° 14′ 14.7″

19230

late K?

has a planet (b)

UScoCTIO 108

16^h 05^m 53.94^s

−18° 18′ 42.7″

M7

has a low-mass companion

PSR B1706−44

17^h 09^m 42.73^s

−44° 29′ 08.2″

pulsar

PSR B1737−30

17^h 40^m 33.82^s

−30° 15′ 43.5″

pulsar

PSR J1614−2230

16^h 14^m 36.51^s

−22° 30′ 31.1″

binary millisecond pulsar

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

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[2] JPL Technical Memorandum 33-507, "A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars", Nov. 15 1971, page 18

[3] (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 10 日

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[5] "United Arab Emirates". NameExoWorlds. Retrieved 2020-03-12.

[6] "Costa Rica". NameExoWorlds. Retrieved 2020-03-12.

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References

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