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Iota¹ Scorpii

Bright yellow supergiant in Scorpius

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Iota¹ Scorpii
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	6615
HD	161471
Constellation	Scorpius
Right Ascension	17h 47m 35s
Declination	-40° 7' 37"
Distance	c.1,900 light years c.600 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.0 Absolute: -5.9
Spectral Class	F2Iae bright yellow supergiant
Optimum Visibility	June / July

The relatively bright star to the immediate east (left) in this image is Iota² Scorpii which, despite its shared Iota designation, is unrelated to Iota¹ Scorpii, and lies several hundred light years farther from Earth. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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