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AH Scorpii

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AH Scorpii(shortened asAH Sco) is ared supergiantvariable starin theconstellationScorpius.It is a very large star at 1,411 times theradiusof our Sun and one of the mostluminousstars of its type. It isone of the largest starsin theMilky Way.

AH Scorpii
Location of AH Sco
Observation data
EpochJ2000EquinoxJ2000
Constellation Scorpius
Right ascension 17h11m17.01945s[1]
Declination −32° 19′ 30.7140″[1]
Apparent magnitude(V) 6.5 - 9.6[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M4-5 Ia-Iab[3]
B−Vcolor index +2.57[4]
Variable type SRc[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity(Rv)−13.40±2.4[5]km/s
Proper motion(μ)RA:−2.322±0.115[1]mas/yr
Dec.:−2.610±0.068[1]mas/yr
Parallax(π)0.5632 ± 0.0799[1]mas
Distance7,400ly
(2,260[6]pc)
Absolute magnitude(MV)−5.8[7]
Details
Mass10[6]M
Radius1,411[4]R
Luminosity330,000+270,000
−150,000
[4]L
Surface gravity(logg)−0.5[4]cgs
Temperature3,450[8]- 3,682[4]K
Other designations
AHSco,AN223.1907,GSC07365-00527,HD155161,HIP84071,CD−32°12429,2MASSJ17111702-3219308,IRC−30282,IRAS17080-3215,RAFGL1927,AAVSO1704-32
Database references
SIMBADdata

References

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