Star in the constellation Scorpius
H Scorpii (H Sco ) is a single[ 11] star in the southern constellation Scorpius . It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.18.[ 2] The star is located at a distance of approximately 343 light-years from the Sun based on parallax measurements, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −2 km/s.[ 5] This star was initially given the Bayer designation Beta Normae by Lacaille but it was later reassigned from Norma to Scorpius.[ 12]
This is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of K6III.[ 4] After exhausting the supply of hydrogen at its core , this star cooled and expanded off the main sequence . It now has around 53 times the radius of the Sun .[ 3] The star is about 2.2[ 8] billion years old with only a mild level of magnetic activity , and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 3.1 km/s.[ 9] It is radiating 4–600 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,875 K.[ 8]
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