Skorpionen

Also known as Sco, Scorpii, Scorpio

stjärnbild på ekliptikan

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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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Skorpionen (Scorpius på latin) är den sydligaste stjärnbilden på ekliptikan. Den är en av de 88 moderna stjärnbilder som erkänns av den internationella astronomiska unionen. Skorpionen ligger nära riktningen mot Vintergatans centrum och innehåller således talrika ljusstarka stjärnor. Skorpionen innehåller åtskilliga öppna stjärnhopar, flera klotformiga stjärnhopar och flera intressanta planetariska nebulosor. Skorpionen är också en av zodiakens stjärntecken med symbolen .

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