Lesath

E473832

Lesath is a bright blue subgiant star in the constellation Scorpius, forming part of the prominent "stinger" at the tip of the scorpion’s tail.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf B-type star
astronomical object
star
subgiant star
belongsToMilkyWay Milky Way NERFINISHED
catalogIdentifier CD−37 11636 NERFINISHED
HD 158408 NERFINISHED
HIP 85696 NERFINISHED
HR 6508 NERFINISHED
SAO 208955 NERFINISHED
evolutionaryStage subgiant
evolvesFrom main-sequence B-type star
formsOpticalPairWith Shaula NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Upsilon Scorpii NERFINISHED
hasApparentMagnitudeV 2.7
2.70
hasBayerDesignation υ Scorpii NERFINISHED
hasColor blue
hasColorIndexBminusV ~−0.21
hasConstellationAbbreviation Sco
hasDeclination −37° 13′ 03″
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly ~580
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc ~178
hasEffectiveTemperature_K ~22,000
hasFlamsteedDesignation 34 Scorpii NERFINISHED
hasGalacticPopulation thin disk
hasLuminosity_solarLuminosity ~12,000
hasMass_solarMass ~11
hasMetallicity_FeH ~0.0
hasNearbyStar Lambda Scorpii NERFINISHED
hasParallax_mas ~5.6
hasProperMotionDec_masPerYear ~−25
hasProperMotionRA_masPerYear ~−8
hasRadialVelocity_kmPerSec −6
hasRadius_solarRadius ~6
hasRightAscension 16h 00m 20s
hasRotationalVelocity_kmPerSec ~155
hasSpectralType B2IV
hasTraditionalNameOrigin Arabic
isBrighterThan magnitude 3.0
isPartOf Scorpius OB association (candidate) NERFINISHED
isPartOfConstellationFigure tail of Scorpius
isUsedFor naked-eye navigation
isVisibleFrom Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
low northern latitudes
locatedInConstellation Scorpius NERFINISHED
partOfAsterism Scorpion's stinger
traditionalNameMeaning the sting

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scorpius containsStar Lesath