Lesath

E473832

Lesath is a bright blue subgiant star in the constellation Scorpius, forming part of the prominent "stinger" at the tip of the scorpion’s tail.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lesath canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf B-type star
astronomical object
star
subgiant star
belongsToMilkyWay Milky Way
catalogIdentifier CD−37 11636
HD 158408
HIP 85696
HR 6508
SAO 208955
evolutionaryStage subgiant
evolvesFrom main-sequence B-type star
formsOpticalPairWith Shaula
hasAlternativeName Upsilon Scorpii
hasApparentMagnitudeV 2.7
2.70
hasBayerDesignation υ Scorpii
linked to: Upsilon Scorpii
hasColor blue
hasColorIndexBminusV ~−0.21
hasConstellationAbbreviation Sco
hasDeclination −37° 13′ 03″
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly ~580
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc ~178
hasEffectiveTemperature_K ~22,000
hasFlamsteedDesignation 34 Scorpii
hasGalacticPopulation thin disk
hasLuminosity_solarLuminosity ~12,000
hasMass_solarMass ~11
hasMetallicity_FeH ~0.0
hasNearbyStar Lambda Scorpii
hasParallax_mas ~5.6
hasProperMotionDec_masPerYear ~−25
hasProperMotionRA_masPerYear ~−8
hasRadialVelocity_kmPerSec −6
hasRadius_solarRadius ~6
hasRightAscension 16h 00m 20s
hasRotationalVelocity_kmPerSec ~155
hasSpectralType B2IV
hasTraditionalNameOrigin Arabic
isBrighterThan magnitude 3.0
isPartOf Scorpius OB association (candidate)
isPartOfConstellationFigure tail of Scorpius
isUsedFor naked-eye navigation
isVisibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
low northern latitudes
locatedInConstellation Scorpius
partOfAsterism Scorpion's stinger
traditionalNameMeaning the sting

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scorpius containsStar Lesath