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Sargas

Theta Scorpii

Bright Yellow Star in Scorpius

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Proper Name	Sargas
Bayer Designation	Theta Scorpii
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	6553
HD	159532
Constellation	Scorpius
Right Ascension	17h 37m 19s
Declination	-42° 59' 52"
Distance	300 light years 92 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +1.86 Absolute: -2.96
Spectral Class	F1II bright yellow bright giant
Optimum Visibility	June / July
Notes	This bright giant star is in the later stages of its life, and gradually cooling. The main F-type giant of the system, Theta Scorpii A, rotates on its axis sufficiently fast to flatten it into an oblate shape. It has a binary companion star, designated Theta Scorpii B.

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The Galactic position and direction of Sargas relative to Earth's Sun. Note that, at this extreme scale, the two stars are effectively in the same place.

Sargas lies in the far south of Scorpius, near its borders with Ara and the Southern Crown. It is a binary star that shines with a yellow-white light, some three hundred light years away from the Sun.

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