- Stars with a name
- Pipirima
Pipirima
μ² Scorpii
Pipirima is a very hot blue star, in the constellation Scorpius. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1552.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it only ever stays low over the southern horizon.
Visible to the naked eye away from the brightest lights. Apparent magnitude 3.56.
What it’s like
It gives off 693 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface is at about 13,800 degrees.
It is 474.1 light years away: 4485 trillion kilometres.