Star
Shaula
Blue-white star · B1.5IV+...
λ Scorpii · Scorpius
Shown in its true colour — like most stars, it is too far away to photograph as more than a point of light.
Lambda Scorpii is a triple star system and the second-brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius. It is formally named Shaula; Lambda Scorpii is its Bayer designation, which is Latinised from λ Scorpii and abbreviated Lambda Sco or λ Sco. With an apparent visual magnitude of 1.63, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
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Key facts
Distance
~571 light-years
Apparent mag.
+1.62
Spectral type
B1.5IV+...
Luminosity
6,009 × Sun
Absolute mag.
−4.60
Catalogue
HIP 85927
Spectral type
B1.5IV+...
True colour from its B–V index (-0.23): a surface around 14400 K.
Did you know
- Shaula is also known as λ Scorpii.
- Its spectral type B1.5IV+... marks it as a blue-white star.
- It lies in the constellation Scorpius.
