Lesath
Star Lesath (υ Scorpii) |
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AladinLite | |||||||||||||||||
Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Scorpio | ||||||||||||||||
Right ascension | 17 h 30 m 45.8 s | ||||||||||||||||
declination | -37 ° 17 ′ 45 ″ | ||||||||||||||||
Apparent brightness | 2.70 mag | ||||||||||||||||
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Spectral class | B2 IV | ||||||||||||||||
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distance | 519 ly | ||||||||||||||||
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Lesath (Leschath, Lesuth) is the name of the star Ypsilon Scorpii (υ Scorpii) in the constellation Scorpio . Lesath has an apparent magnitude of +2.7 mag, belongs to the spectral class B2 and is approx. 519 light years away. The name ( Arabic اللسعة, DMG al-lasʿa ) means “sting / bite (of a poisonous animal)”. Lesath is a member of the Gouldian Belt .