SCORPIUS
(the scorpion)
Scorpius is a splendid southern sky constellation which actually looks like a giant scorpion. Lying in a very rich section of the Milky Way, scorpius contains heaps of interesting deep sky objects. Alpha Scorpii (Antares) is a huge red super giant star. Due to its colour and brightness Antares was known as the rival of Mars (see photo under 'Antares' below). Try sweeping Scorpius with binoculars and enjoy the sight...
(Please note that not all of the objects listed below have been photographed or sketched. Please click on the blue ones for a link...)
| NGC/IC | Bayer | M | Other | TYPE | RA | DEC | MAG | M2 | Size/Sep/Period | DESCRIPTION |
| 5998 | - | 15h 49.4' | -28° 36' | Cl, pL, pRi, st vS | ||||||
| 6082 | - | 16h 15.6' | -34° 15' | eF, S, E, lbM; nonexist | ||||||
| 6227 | - | 16h 51.6' | -41° 13' | Cl, eL, eRi (Milky Way) | ||||||
| 6335 | - | 17h 20.5' | -30° 08' | dif neb in patches | ||||||
| 6415 | - | 17h 44.4' | -35° 01' | nebs portion of Milky W | ||||||
| 6421 | - | 17h 45.8' | -33° 42' | Cl, vL, pRi, st 8...12 | ||||||
| 6437 | - | 17h 49.1' | -35° 26' | Cl, F, eL, vS st + neb | ||||||
| 6455 | - | 17h 52.0' | -35° 23' | Cl, rr, st eS + neb | ||||||
| 6480 | - | 17h 54.6' | -30° 26' | neb or nebs part of Mil | ||||||
| 6354 | Ast | 17h 24.6' | -38° 32' | eF, S | ||||||
| 6231 | C+N | 16h 54.0' | -41° 48' | 2.0 | 15 | Cl, B, cL, pRi, st 10.. | ||||
| 6281 | C+N | 17h 04.8' | -37° 54' | 5.0 | 60 | Cl, L, pRi, lC, st 9... | ||||
| 6383 | C+N | 17h 34.8' | -32° 34' | 5.0 | 80 | Cl, st 13, *6-7 in M | ||||
| Antares | 2E+05 | Alpha | DS | 16h 29.4m | -26º 26' | 1.2 | 5.4 | 2.9 | ||
| Graffias | 2E+05 | Beta | DS | 16h 05.4m | -19º 48' | 2.6 | 4.9 | 13.6 | ||
| 2E+05 | Nu | DS | 16h 12.0m | -19º 28' | 4.3 | 6.8 | 0.9 | AB | ||
| 2E+05 | Nu | DS | 16h 12.0m | -19º 28' | 6.4 | 41.1 | AC | |||
| 2E+05 | Nu | DS | 16h 12.0m | -19º 28' | 7.8 | 2.3 | CD | |||
| 2E+05 | S 1999 | DS | 16h 04.4m | -11º 27' | 7.4 | 8.1 | 11.6 | Quintuple w/ x Sco | ||
| 2E+05 | Sigma | DS | 16h 21.2m | -25º 36' | 2.9 | 8.5 | 20.0 | |||
| 2E+05 | Xi | DS | 16h 04.4m | -11º 22' | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.5 | AB | ||
| 2E+05 | Xi | DS | 16h 04.4m | -11º 22' | 7.3 | 7.6 | AC | |||
| 2E+05 | Xi | DS | 16h 04.4m | -11º 22' | 7.2 | BC | ||||
| 6093 | 80 | Gb | 16h 17.0' | -22° 59' | 7.0 | 8.9 | !! glob. cl. , vB, L, v | |||
| 6121 | 4 | Gb | 16h 23.6' | -26° 32' | 5.0 | 26.3 | Cl, 8 or 10 B st line, | |||
| 6144 | Gb | 16h 27.3' | -26° 02' | 9.0 | 9.3 | Cl, cL, mC, gbM, rrr | ||||
| 6139 | Gb | 16h 27.7' | -38° 51' | 9.0 | 5.5 | B, pL, R, psbM, rr | ||||
| 6256 | Gb | 16h 59.5' | -37° 07' | glob. cl. , vF, vL, iR, | ||||||
| 6380 | Gb | 17h 35.4' | -39° 04' | 3.9 | eF, pS, lE, *9 att | |||||
| 6388 | Gb | 17h 36.3' | -44° 44' | 6.0 | 8.7 | glob. cl. , vB, L, R, p | ||||
| 6441 | Gb | 17h 50.2' | -37° 03' | 7.0 | 7.8 | glob. cl. , vB, pL, R, | ||||
| 6453 | Gb | 17h 50.9' | -34° 36' | 9.0 | 3.5 | cL, iR, pmbM, r | ||||
| 6496 | Gb | 17h 59.0' | -44° 16' | 9.0 | 6.9 | neb + Cl, pL, mE, gvlbM | ||||
| 6000 | Gx | 15h 49.9' | -29° 24' | 1.9 | vF, S, R, sbM | |||||
| I4596 | Gx | 16h 16.1' | -22° 38' | 1.9 | F, S, mE 40deg , mbMN, | |||||
| I4592 | Nb | 16h 12.0' | -19° 28' | 150 | vL, E, inv nu2 Sco | |||||
| I4601 | Nb | 16h 20.0' | -20° 02' | 20 | 2 st 8 in eL, dif neb, | |||||
| I4605 | Nb | 16h 30.2' | -25° 06' | 30 | *7 in eF, vL neb | |||||
| I4628 | Nb | 16h 57.0' | -40° 20' | 90 | F, eL, E pf, dif | |||||
| 6334 | Nb | 17h 20.5' | -35° 43' | 40 | cF, vL, icE, vglbf, *8 | |||||
| 6357 | Nb | 17h 24.6' | -34° 10' | 50 | F, L, E, vglbM, D* inv | |||||
| 6124 | OC | 16h 25.6' | -40° 40' | 5.0 | 29 | Cl, B, L, pRi, lCM, st | ||||
| 6178 | OC | 16h 35.7' | -45° 38' | 7.0 | 4 | Cl, B, S, st pL | ||||
| 6192 | OC | 16h 40.3' | -43° 22' | 9.0 | 8 | Cl, pL, pRi, iR, st 11. | ||||
| 6216 | OC | 16h 49.4' | -44° 44' | 10.0 | 4 | Cl, pS, pRi, pC, st 12. | ||||
| 6222 | OC | 16h 50.7' | -44° 45' | 10.0 | Cl, vL, vRi, lbM, st 12 | |||||
| 6242 | OC | 16h 55.6' | -39° 30' | 6.0 | 9 | Cl, B, L, Ri, st 8...11 | ||||
| 6249 | OC | 16h 57.6' | -44° 47' | 8.0 | 6 | Cl, pRi, vlC, iF, st L | ||||
| 6259 | OC | 17h 00.7' | -44° 40' | 8.0 | 10 | ! Cl, B, vL, vRi, st 11 | ||||
| 6268 | OC | 17h 02.4' | -39° 44' | 10.0 | 6 | Cl, B, pL, cRi, st 10.. | ||||
| 6318 | OC | 17h 17.8' | -39° 27' | 12.0 | 4 | Cl, pL, Ri, R, gbM, st | ||||
| 6322 | OC | 17h 18.5' | -42° 57' | 6.0 | 10 | Cl, vL, pRi, lC (place | ||||
| 6374 | OC | 17h 32.3' | -32° 36' | 9.0 | 3 | Cl, S, P, B* inv | ||||
| 6396 | OC | 17h 38.1' | -35° 00' | 8.0 | 3 | Cl, pL, lRi, lC | ||||
| 6404 | OC | 17h 39.6' | -33° 15' | 11.0 | 5 | Cl, F, L, pRi, lC, st 1 | ||||
| 6405 | OC | 17h 40.1' | -32° 13' | 4.0 | 15 | Cl, L, iR, lC, st 7, 10 | ||||
| 6400 | OC | 17h 40.8' | -36° 57' | 9.0 | 8 | Cl, pL, pRi, iR, st 9.. | ||||
| 6416 | OC | 17h 44.4' | -32° 21' | 5.0 | 18 | Cl, vL, Ri, lC | ||||
| 6425 | OC | 17h 46.9' | -31° 32' | 7.0 | 8 | Cl, pS, lRi, lC, st 10. | ||||
| 6444 | OC | 17h 49.5' | -34° 49' | 12 | Cl, vL, vRi, st 12...13 | |||||
| 6451 | OC | 17h 50.7' | -30° 13' | 8.0 | 8 | Cl, pL, pRi, bifid, st | ||||
| 6475 | OC | 17h 53.9' | -34° 49' | 3.0 | 80 | Cl, vB, pRi, lC, st 7.. | ||||
| 6072 | Pl | 16h 13.0' | -36° 14' | 14.0 | 1.2 | pF, R, vgvlbM, r | ||||
| 6153 | Pl | 16h 31.5' | -40° 15' | 12.0 | 0.4 | PN , stellar | ||||
| I4637 | Pl | 17h 05.2' | -40° 53' | 14.0 | 0.3 | PN , stellar | ||||
| 6302 | Bug Neb | Pl | 17h 13.7' | -37° 06' | 13.0 | 0.8 | pB, E pf, PN | |||
| 6337 | Pl | 17h 22.3' | -38° 29' | 0.8 | !!! ring , eF, S, am st | |||||
| I4663 | Pl | 17h 45.5' | -44° 54' | 13.0 | 0.2 | PN , stell | ||||
| I4591 | 16h 12.3' | -27° 56' | *5.6 in F neb | |||||||
| I1203 | 16h 15.3' | -22° 20' | no descr | |||||||
| I4597 | 16h 17.8' | -34° 22' | bM, mag 14 | |||||||
| I4598 | 16h 18.2' | -31° 27' | neb streak of F st, 1' | |||||||
| I4600 | 16h 18.3' | -22° 47' | eF, eS, R | |||||||
| I4599 | 16h 19.3' | -42° 16' | PN , 15 mag | |||||||
| I1207 | 16h 19.4' | -29° 39' | no descr | |||||||
| I4606 | 16h 31.6' | -26° 03' | neb; F* p 4s .5, 0'.5 n |