さそり座

Also known as Sco, Scorpii, Scorpio

黄道十二星座の一つ

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Scorpius is a constellation in the Southern sky located near the center of the Milky Way, positioned between the constellations Libra and Sagittarius. It is an ancient constellation recognized since before Greek times and was formally catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century as one of 48 official constellations.

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Key facts

Constellation.name: Scorpius
Constellation.abbreviation: Sco
Constellation.genitive: Scorpii
Constellation.pronounce: , genitive
Constellation.symbolism: the Scorpion
Constellation.family: Zodiac
Constellation.quadrant: SQ3
Constellation.areatotal: 497
Constellation.arearank: 33rd
Constellation.numbermainstars: 18
Constellation.numberbfstars: 47
Constellation.numberbrightstars: 13
Constellation.numbernearbystars: 3
Constellation.brighteststarname: Antares (α Sco)
Constellation.starmagnitude: 0.96
Constellation.neareststarname: Gliese 682
Constellation.stardistancely: 16.33
Constellation.stardistancepc: 5.01

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: zodiacal constellation
Part of: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
Named after: scorpion
Official name: Scorpius
Area: 497
Shares border with: Corona Australis
Image: ScorpiusCC.jpg

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described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
notation: ♏
Commons category: Scorpius (constellation)
topic's main category: Category:Scorpius
Commons gallery: Scorpius
partially coincident with: Scorpio
short name: Sco
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Article · 日本語

さそり座（さそりざ、蠍座、Scorpius, Scorpio）は、黄道十二星座の1つ。トレミーの48星座の1つでもある。天の川沿いにある大きくて有名な星座である。日本では夏の大三角と共に夏の星座として親しまれ、南の空に確認することができる。天の川に大きなS字型で横たわっており、特徴的な形をしている。明るい星が多く、全天でも明るい星座の一つである。α星のアンタレスは全天21の1等星の1つ。

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