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The Scorpion
(Sco)
Scorpio is the eighth Sign of the Zodiac
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"Birth Signs"
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Dates
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Aries The Ram
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March 21 - April 19
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Taurus The Bull
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April 20 - May 20
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Gemini The Twins
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May 21 - June 21
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Cancer The Crab
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June 22 - July 22
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Leo The Lion
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July 23 - August 22
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Virgo The Virgin
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August 23 - September 22
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Libra The Balance
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September 23 - October 23
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Scorpio The Scorpion
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October 24 - November 21
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Sagittarius The Archer
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November 22 - December 21
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Capricorn The Goat
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December 22 - January 19
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Aquarius The Water Carrier
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January 20th - February 18
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Pisces The Fish
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February 19 - March 20
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Brightest stars:
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R Ascension Declination m Spectrum parallax common name
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Alpha 16h 29m 24.4s -26° 25' 55" 0.96v M1.5Iab- 0.024" Antares (ADS 10074)
Lambda 17h 33m 36.5s -37° 6' 14" 1.63v B2IV+B Shaula
Theta 17h 37m 19.2s -42° 59' 52" 1.87 F1II 0.027" Sargas
Epsilon 16h 50m 9.8s -34° 17' 36" 2.29 K2.5III 0.022"
Delta 16h 0m 20.0s -22° 37' 18" 2.32 B0.3IV Dscubba
Kappa 17h 42m 29.3s -39° 1' 48" 2.41v B1.5III
Beta1 16h 5m 26.2s -19° 48' 20" 2.62 B1V 0.009" Graffias
Upsilon 17h 30m 45.8s -37° 17' 45" 2.69 B2IV Lesath
Tau 16h 35m 53.0s -28° 12' 58" 2.82 B0V 0.020"
Sigma 16h 21m 11.3s -25° 35' 34" 2.89v B1III Al Niyat (ADS 10009)
Pi 15h 58m 51.1s -26° 6' 51" 2.89 B1V+B2V 0.010"
Iota1 17h 47m 35.1s -40° 7' 37" 3.03 F2Iae 0.019"
Mu 1 16h 51m 52.2s -38° 2' 51" 3.08v B1.5V+B6 (Mu1 Sco)
Eta 17h 12m 9.2s -43° 14' 21" 3.33 F3III-IV 0.063"
Mu 2 16h 52m 20.1s -38° 1' 3" 3.57 B2IV
Zeta2 16h 54m 35.0s -42° 21' 41" 3.62 K4III 0.028"
Rho 15h 56m 53.1s -29° 12' 51" 3.88 B2IV-V
Omega1 16h 6m 48.4s -20° 40' 9" 3.96 B1V
Nu 16h 11m 59.7s -19° 27' 38" 4.01 B3V 0.030" Jabbah
Omega2 16h 7m 24.3s -20° 52' 7" 4.32 G3II-III 0.021"
Deep sky objects:
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NGC6093 M80 16h 17.1m -23° 60' 8.5 globular cluster
NGC6121 M4 16h 23.6m -26° 30' 7.5 globular cluster
NGC6231 16h 54.3m -41° 47' 8.5 open cluster
NGC6266 M62 17h 1.3m -30° 7' 8.0 globular cluster
NGC6405 M6 17h 40.0m -32° 13' 4.5 open cluster
NGC6475 M7 17h 54.0m -34° 48' 3.5 open cluster
Neighbours: Ophiuchus - Libra - Lupus - Norma - Ara - Corona Australis Sagittarius
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