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Pi Scorpii




  Epoch J20000
  Constell Scorpius
  Ra 15<sup>h</sup> 58<sup>m</sup> 511<sup>s</sup>
  Dec &minus26° 06' 51"
  Spectral B1V + B2V
  Appmag V +289
  Dist Ly 459 ± 54
  Dist Pc 141 ± 17


Pi Scorpii is a Triple Star System in the Constellation Scorpius . It is approximately 459 Light Years from Earth .

Pi Scorpii A is a Contact Binary of the Beta Lyrae Type . Both its members are hot, blue-white B-type Dwarf s. Together they have a mean Apparent Magnitude of +2.89. Their rotation period is 1.57 days and they are separated by a distance of only 15 Solar Radii . Rotation causes their apparent magnitude to vary between +2.87 and +2.92.

They are orbited by a more distant companion designated Pi Scorpii B, which has an apparent magnitude of +12.2. This distant companion is separated from the primary binary by 50 Arcseconds , putting it at least 7000 Astronomical Units away.