Star
Mula
Blue-white star · B1.5III
κ Scorpii · Scorpius
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Kappa Scorpii, Latinized from κ Scorpii, is a binary star system in the southern constellation of Scorpius. With an apparent visual magnitude of 2.4, this star system is readily visible to the naked eye. Parallax measurements place it at an estimated distance of roughly 480 light-years from the Earth.
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Key facts
Distance
~483 light-years
Apparent mag.
+2.39
Spectral type
B1.5III
Luminosity
2,114 × Sun
Absolute mag.
−3.46
Catalogue
HIP 86670
Spectral type
B1.5III
True colour from its B–V index (-0.17): a surface around 12900 K.
Did you know
- Mula is also known as κ Scorpii.
- Its spectral type B1.5III marks it as a blue-white star.
- It lies in the constellation Scorpius.
