Kappa Scorpii

Girtab (Sumerian for Scorpio ) is the name of the star Kappa Scorpii. Girtab has an apparent magnitude of 2.41 mag and is of spectral class B1.5III. Its distance is about 480 light years to Earth.

Coordinates ( equinox 2000)

  • Right Ascension: 17h42m29.30s
  • Declination: -39 ° 01'48 .0 "
  • Individual star of the second magnitude
  • Blue Giant ( type B)
  • Scorpion ( constellation )
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