✨ Scorpius

Sco · scorpion · Southern sky

Scorpius is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning scorpion; stars within it are named in the genitive form Scorpii.

Facts about Scorpius

Constellation	Scorpius
IAU abbreviation	Sco
Genitive (Latin)	Scorpii
Meaning	scorpion
Brightest star	Antares (apparent magnitude 0.91)
Area	497 square degrees
Hemisphere	Southern
Messier objects here	4

Deep-sky objects in Scorpius

M4 — Spider Globular Cluster (Globular cluster, mag 5.6)
M6 — Butterfly Cluster (Open cluster, mag 4.2)
M7 (Open cluster, mag 3.3)
M80 (Globular cluster, mag 7.3)

Data: IAU-designated constellations & the Messier catalogue, via English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · stored statically.