SCORPIUS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK John Gardner | 256 pages | 02 Aug 2012 | Orion Publishing Co | 9781409135685 | English | London, United Kingdom Scorpius | constellation and astrological sign | Britannica The constellation Scorpius, the scorpion, is located in the southern hemisphere of the sky. It can be seen in summer from the northern hemisphere, but is low in the sky and is best seen from the southern hemisphere or southern United States. It is visible at latitudes between 40 degrees and degrees. It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. It is a medium-sized constellation that occupies square degrees of the sky. It ranks 33rd in size among the 88 constellations of the night sky. Scorpius is easy to find due to its distinct "J" shape, also described as a fishhook. It is one of the thirteen constellations of the zodiac. This means it lies along the path the Sun travels in the sky during the year. Scorpius is one of the 48 constellations identified by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century. It is an ancient constellation that pre-dated the Greeks. It was this scorpion's sting that caused Orion's death. In another version, it was the Earth that sent the scorpion to kill Orion after he bragged about being able to kill any wild beast. The scorpion still chases Orion across the heavens, but will never catch him because it rises in the East after Orion has set in the West. Scorpius is famous for the bright orange star known as Antares. It is the brightest star in the constellation with a visual magnitude of 0. Antares is a red supergiant star located approximately light years from Earth. It is the 16th brightest star in the night sky and its distinctive orange glow can easily be seen in the southern sky. In a Greek myth without Orion, the celestial scorpion encountered Phaethon while he was driving his father Helios ' Sun Chariot. The Babylonians called this constellation MUL. TAB - the 'Scorpion', the signs can be literally read as 'the creature with a burning sting'. In some old descriptions the constellation of Libra is treated as the Scorpion's claws. The Western astrological sign Scorpio differs from the astronomical constellation. Astronomically, the sun is in Scorpius for just six days, from November 23 to November Much of the difference is due to the constellation Ophiuchus , which is used by few astrologers. Scorpius corresponds to the Hindu nakshatras Anuradha , Jyeshtha , and Mula. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Zodiac constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. This article is about the constellation. For the astrological sign, see Scorpio astrology. For other uses, see Scorpius disambiguation. List of stars in Scorpius. This section is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. March Learn how and when to remove this template message. Main article: Scorpio astrology. Retrieved Handbook of Star-Forming Regions. Bibcode : hsf2. Lanham: Taylor Trade Publishing. The Environmentalist. New York, New York: Springer. Scorpius category. Astronomy portal. Stars of Scorpius. Gliese Gliese Gliese The 88 modern constellations. Lists of constellations. The 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy after AD. The 41 additional constellations added in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Scorpius - Wikipedia Its brightest star , Antares Alpha Scorpii , the 15th brightest star in the sky, has a magnitude of 1. The brightest X-ray source in the sky, Scorpius X-1 , is found in this constellation. In astrology , Scorpius or Scorpio is the eighth sign of the zodiac , considered as governing the period from about October 24 to about November Its representation as a scorpion is related to the Greek legend of the scorpion that stung Orion to death said to be why Orion sets as Scorpius rises in the sky. Another Greek myth relates that a scorpion caused the horses of the Sun to bolt when they were being driven for a day by the inexperienced youth Phaeton. Scorpius Article Media Additional Info. Home Science Astronomy. Print Cite. Facebook Twitter. Give Feedback External Websites. It is visible at latitudes between 40 degrees and degrees. It lies between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. It is a medium-sized constellation that occupies square degrees of the sky. It ranks 33rd in size among the 88 constellations of the night sky. Scorpius is easy to find due to its distinct "J" shape, also described as a fishhook. It is one of the thirteen constellations of the zodiac. This means it lies along the path the Sun travels in the sky during the year. Scorpius is one of the 48 constellations identified by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the second century. It is an ancient constellation that pre-dated the Greeks. It was this scorpion's sting that caused Orion's death. In another version, it was the Earth that sent the scorpion to kill Orion after he bragged about being able to kill any wild beast. The scorpion still chases Orion across the heavens, but will never catch him because it rises in the East after Orion has set in the West. Color scheme Light Night mode. Antares mag 1. NGC mag 2. Messier 4 mag 5. NGC mag Shaula mag 1. Messier 7 mag 3. NGC mag 6. IC mag Sargas mag 1. Messier 6 mag 4. NGC mag 7. NGC mag 5. Messier 80 mag 7. Dschubba mag 2. NGC mag 8. NGC mag 9. Constellation Scorpius - The Constellations on Sea and Sky Gliese Cc is a "super-Earth" that is roughly four times as massive as Earth. It orbits a red dwarf called Gliese C; the star is part of a three-star system that is only 22 light-years away from Earth. The planet is considered potentially habitable , according to the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo's Planetary Habitability Laboratory. Notably, the same system is also host to two other potentially habitable planets: Gliese Ce and Gliese Cf, both of which are about 2. Among astronomers, "habitability"is often defined as a rocky world that is close enough to its parent star for liquid water to exist on the surface. However, there are likely other metrics that come into play, such as the composition of a planet's atmosphere and the variability of the host star. Antares , also called alpha Scorpii, is a red supergiant and the 16th brightest star, with an apparent magnitude between 0. It is part of a binary system, having a faint companion. Shaula , also known as Lambda Scorpii, is the second-brightest star in the constellation and the 25th brightest star in the sky, with an apparent magnitude of about 1. Astronomers have confirmed it too is made up of two stars, and there could be a third one given that the star system is producing more X-rays than expected. The constellation encompasses U Scorpii, one of only 10 known recurring novas, which is the rapid increase in the brightness of a star. While it normally has a magnitude of 18, it reaches a magnitude of about 8 during outbursts, which have been observed in , , , , , and Zeta-1 Scorpii is a hypergiant star belonging to the spectral class B1. It is approximately 2, light years distant from the solar system. Its visual brightness ranges from magnitude 4. The star is a member of the open cluster NGC It is one of the most luminous stars known, with an estimated bolometric luminosity almost a million times that of the Sun. It has an apparent magnitude that ranges from 3. Mu Scorpii is a designation shared by two star systems separated by 0. Mu-1 Scorpii is a binary star system with a combined apparent magnitude of 3. It is classified as an eclipsing binary star of the Beta Lyrae type, with the two components periodically eclipsing each other. The primary component is a main sequence star belonging to the spectral class B1. The companion is also a class B star, type B6. Mu-2 Scorpii is a subgiant star belonging to the spectral class B2IV. The star has a radius seven times than of the Sun. The star is located on the northern border of the constellation. It has a visual magnitude of 5. In September , astrobiologist Margaret Turnbull identified the star as one of the most promising nearby candidates for hosting life, but no planets have been discovered yet orbiting the star. Gliese is a triple star system in Scorpius. The components have visual magnitudes of 5. The two brighter components, Gliese A and Gliese B, orbit each other with a period of When observed without a visual aid, the system appears like a single star with an apparent magnitude of 5. Gliese A is a main sequence star belonging to the spectral class K3 V, smaller and less massive than the Sun. Gliese C is a red dwarf belonging to the spectral class M1. It has two confirmed extrasolar planets in its orbit, and a third planet is a strong possibility. HD is a yellow dwarf with the stellar classification G5V. It has an apparent magnitude of 7. A planet believed to be a gas giant was discovered orbiting the star in , and another extrasolar planet was discovered in Pismis is the largest star in the open cluster Pismis 24, located within the nebula NGC It has an apparent magnitude of It is one of the most luminous stars known. Scorpius X-1 is an X-ray source in Scorpius.