Schorpioen

Also known as Sco, Scorpii, Scorpio

sterrenbeeld

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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 · Nederlands

Schorpioen (Scorpius, afkorting Sco) is een sterrenbeeld aan de zuidelijke hemelkoepel, liggende in de Melkweg, tussen rechte klimming 15u44m en 17u55m en tussen declinatie −8° −46'. De ecliptica loopt door een klein stukje van Schorpioen, dus het maakt deel uit van de dierenriem, de zon staat hier elk jaar van 23 november tot 30 november.

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