- Stars with a name
- Dschubba
Dschubba
δ Scorpii
Dschubba is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Scorpius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1535.
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.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 2.29.
What it’s like
It gives off 2,397 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 11,900 degrees.
It is 491.2 light years away: 4647 trillion kilometres.