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Proper Names	Alniyat, Al Niyat
Bayer Designation	Sigma Scorpii
Flamsteed Number	20 Scorpii
HR (BSC)	6084
HD	147165
Constellation	Scorpius
Right Ascension	16h 21m 11s
Declination	-25° 35' 34"
Distance	697 light years 214 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.9 Absolute: -3.7
Spectral Class	B1III Blue Giant
Optimum Visibility	June
Notes	On either side of the bright red star Antares lie two blue stars, Sigma and Tau Scorpii, that both traditionally carried the name Alniyat (though Tau Scorpii is now formally named Paikauhale). Sigma Scorpii lies to the northwest of Antares in the sky, and consists of a blue giant star in the heart of a nebulous region, with at least three dwarf stars in orbit around it.

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