- Stars with a name
- Acrab
Acrab
β¹ Scorpii
Acrab is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Scorpius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1622.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in June.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 2.56.
What it’s like
It gives off 1,266 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,000 degrees.
It is 404.2 light years away: 3824 trillion kilometres.