Xi Scorpii
Star 61 of 100
Constellation: Scorpius
Difficulty: Moderate
Right Ascension: 16h 04m.4
Declination: -11° 22'
Magnitude: 4.8, 7.3
Separation: 7.2"
Position Angle: 45°
Last WDS Measure: 2019
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | Xi Scorpii |
| Seeing: | E |
| Transparency: | 6 |
| Lat/Lon: | 34.63, -85.44 |
| Instrument: | 750/150mm Orion Starblast 6 |
| Power: | 83x |
| Date: | 5-30-24 |
| Time: | 12:09am EST |
| Est. P.A.: | 45 deg |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
XI Scorpii primary is bright and yellow. Much larger than the secondary too.
Additional Notes
This pair and Struve 1999 is in the same FOV! Definitely one to show at star parties.
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