- 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 temperature is about 11,600 degrees Celsius.
It is 491.2 light years away: 4647 trillion kilometres.