Orange giant · Scorpius

Larawag

Also known as: ε Scorpii (ε Sco), HIP 82396

mag 2.364 light-years

About

Larawag (ε Scorpii) is an orange giant of magnitude 2.3 in Scorpius, about 64 light-years away.

Larawag is in the constellation Scorpius.
Best evenings: around mid-July it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 46° N.

When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.

EyesEasy, even from town. It has a clear orange tint.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Larawag
Designation	ε Scorpii (ε Sco)
Hipparcos number	HIP 82396
Type	Orange giant
Spectral type	K2IIIb
Colour	Pale orangeB−V colour index 1.14
Magnitude	2.3The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	64 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1962.
Proper motion	0.66″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Scorpius
Right ascension (J2000)	16h 50m 09.9s
Declination (J2000)	−34° 17′ 36″