Scorpius
Scorpius, whiles kent as Scorpio, is ane o the constellations o the zodiac. Its name is Laitin for scorpion, an its seembol is 
(Unicode ♏). It lies atween Libra tae the wast an Sagittarius tae the east. It is a muckle constellation locatit in the soothren hemisphere near the centre o the Milky Way.
| Constellation | |
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| Abbreviation | Sco |
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| Genitive | Scorpii |
| Pronunciation | /ˈskɔːrpiəs/, genitive /ˈskɔːrpiaɪ/ |
| Seembolism | the Scorpion |
| Richt ascension | 16.8875 h |
| Declination | −30.7367° |
| Quadrant | SQ3 |
| Area | 497 sq. deg. (33rd) |
| Main starns | 18 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 47 |
| Starns wi planets | 14 |
| Starns brichter than 3.00m | 13 |
| Starns within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 3 |
| Brichtest starn | Antares (α Sco) (0.96m) |
| Nearest starn | Gliese 682 (16.44 ly, 5.04 pc) |
| Messier objects | 4 |
| Meteor showers | Alpha Scorpiids Omega Scorpiids |
| Borderin constellations | Sagittarius Ophiuchus Libra Lupus Norma Ara Corona Australis |
| Veesible at latitudes atween +40° an −90°. Best veesible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) durin the month o Julie. | |
