GRAFFIAS (Beta Scorpii). Graffias, in the head of the celestial Scorpion and Scorpius's Beta star, has at least two names and many more components.
The image will be even more obvious if the chart's lines from Antares (α Sco) to Graffias (β Sco) and Pi Scorpii (π Sco) are replaced with a line from Graffias through Dschubba (δ Sco) to Pi forming a large capped J.
It is located in the northeast part (15:19:26.8-07:43:20.2, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Libra, the Scales -- northeast of Delta Librae, north of Gamma Librae and Graffias (Beta Scorpii), ...
[7522]-[7553] beta Scorpii, also known as Graffias ("claws") and Acrab ("scorpion"), is another multiple star system. The Chinese called it the Fourth Star of the Room.
Beta Scorpii is called Graffias, Latin for ‘claws'. This star is sometimes also known as Acrab, from the Arabic for ‘scorpion'.
Acrab (β1,2 Sco), Alniyat (σ Sco), Alniyat (τ Sco), Antares (α Sco), Dschubba (δ Sco), Jabbah (ν Sco), Girtab (Sargas, θ Sco), Graffias (β1 Sco), Lesath (υ Sco), Shaula (λ Sco).
Gienah Gurab Gamma Corvi
Giennah Epsilon Cygni
Girtab Kappa Scorpii
Gomeisa Beta Canis Minoris
Gorgonea Tertia Rho Persei
Graffias Beta Scorpii [1]
Grafias Beta Scorpii [1]
Grassias Beta Scorpii [1]
Grumium Xi Draconis ...
is seen along the between Libra and Sagittarius. The brightest star in Scorpius is , a red supergiant star that is about 500 light-years away from Earth and is about 230 times as big as the . The second-brightest (Beta 1 Sco) is Graffias.
The brightest star in Scorpius is Antares, a red supergiant star that is about 500 light-years away from Earth and is about 230 times as big as the Sun. The second-brightest (Beta 1 Sco) is Graffias.
 See also: Star, Scorpius, Sky, Sun, Light
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