Celestial Atlas
Sagittarius <—     Scorpius: The Scorpion     —> Sculptor
(possessive form Scorpii, abbreviation Sco)
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Constellations Bordering Scorpius
(tba)

Scorpius is one of the 48 ancient constellations recorded by Ptolemy.

Illustrations of Scorpius
From Bayer's 1603 Uranometria
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bayer's Uranometria showing Scorpius
The horizontal bands represent the Ecliptic (marked in degrees) and the Zodiac

From Bode's 1801 Uranographia
(Image Credit and © Tartu Observatory Virtual Museum; used by permission)
Portion of Bode's Uranographia showing the region near Scorpius

Map of Scorpius
Modified version of Wikimedia Commons map by Torsten Bronger


Stars in Scorpius

     Stars which have common names often have multiple names, so the common names shown (if any) cannot be considered authoritative. Right ascension and declination are given in 2000.0 coordinates.

α Sco (Antares)

β Sco

γ Sco

δ Sco

ε Sco


Objects of Interest
NGC 6302 (RA 17 13 45, Dec -37 06 12) -- The Butterfly Nebula, a young planetary nebula.

Celestial Atlas
Sagittarius <—     Scorpius: The Scorpion     —> Sculptor