Star · Blue-white · Scorpius

Shaula

35 Sco · HIP 85927

Not above the horizon after darkRises 16:13 · not up after dark

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Where is Shaula?

Times for LondonChange city

Below the horizon after dark tonight in Scorpius. Rises 16:13.

Rises: 16:13
Highest: 17:38
Sets: 19:03
Best after dark: —

Can I see Shaula tonight?

From London tonight, Shaula isn’t above the horizon while the sky is dark. It rises at 16:13 and sets at 19:03, in daylight or twilight.

At magnitude 1.6 it is one of the brighter points in the sky, easy to see by eye when it’s clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

What does Shaula look like?

Shaula looks blue-white to the eye. Its spectral type is B2IV+DA7.9: hot blue-white subgiant (much hotter than the Sun).

Eyes

A blue-white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Binoculars

Brighter, and its blue-white color is easier to see.

Telescope

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

About Shaula

Shaula is a star in Scorpius, shining at magnitude 1.6. Its spectral type, B2IV+DA7.9, marks it as: hot blue-white subgiant (much hotter than the Sun).

Shaula in Scorpius

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Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences