Sargas
Double star Sargas (θ Scorpii) |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Scorpio | ||||||||||||||||||
Right ascension | 17 h 37 m 19.1 s | ||||||||||||||||||
declination | -42 ° 59 ′ 52 ″ | ||||||||||||||||||
Apparent brightness | 1.86 mag | ||||||||||||||||||
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Spectral class | F1 II | ||||||||||||||||||
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distance | 300 ly | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sargas is the name of the star Theta Scorpii (θ Scorpii) in the constellation Scorpio . Sargas has an apparent brightness of +1.86 mag and belongs to the spectral class F1, making the system one of the 50 brightest stars in the night sky. The distance from Sargas is about 300 light years . He is one of the bright giants .