Rho Scorpii

Starbox short
name=ρ Scorpii
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Scorpius
ra=15^h 56^m 53.1^s
dec=−29° 12' 51"
spectral=B2IV-V
appmag_v=+3.87
dist_ly=409 ± 45
dist_pc=125 ± 14
names=5 Scorpii, HR 5928, HD 142669,
HIP 78104, ADS 9846,
CCDM 15569-2913

Rho Scorpii (ρ Sco/ρ Scorpii) is a binary star in the constellation Scorpius. It is approximately 409 light years from Earth.

The primary component, Rho Scorpii A, is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +3.87. Orbiting it with a separation of 38 arcseconds is the magnitude +12.8 Rho Scorpii B.

The star system was discovered by the SETI project.