Star
Larawag
Orange star · K2IIIb
ε Scorpii · Scorpius
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Epsilon Scorpii is a binary star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius. The primary component has the proper name Larawag. It has an apparent visual magnitude of around +2.3, making it the fifth-brightest member of the constellation. Parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission provide a measured distance of 63.7 light-years.
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Key facts
Distance
~63.7 light-years
Apparent mag.
+2.29
Spectral type
K2IIIb
Luminosity
40.3 × Sun
Absolute mag.
+0.84
Catalogue
HIP 82396
Spectral type
K2IIIb
True colour from its B–V index (1.14): a surface around 4400 K.
Did you know
- Larawag is also known as ε Scorpii.
- Its spectral type K2IIIb marks it as a orange star.
- It lies in the constellation Scorpius.
