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In more modern times, the name moved to the brighter of the pair, the fainter now called Lesath.
7 light-years (ly) away from our Sun, Sol, at the part (17:18:57.2-34:59:23.3, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Scorpius, the Scorpion -- west of the Butterfly Cluster and northwest of Lesath (Upsilon Scorpii) and Shaula (Lamda Scorpii).
[7523] upsilon Scorpii, or Lesath ("bite of a poisonous animal"), is another hot B-class star, a subgiant, in the constellation. It is approximately 520 light-years distant and has luminosity 12,300 times that of the Sun.
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Lanx Australis Beta Librae
La Superba Y Canum Venaticorum
Lesath Upsilon Scorpii
Lucida Alpha Monocerotis
Lucida Anseris Alpha Vulpeculae ...
The main named stars in the field shown are: (Greek alphabet)
Shaula (λ Sco), Girtab (Sargas, θ Sco), Kaus Australis (ε Sgr), Peacock (α Pav), Nunki (σ Sgr) Lesath (υ Sco) Ascella (ζ Sgr) Media ...
 See also: Star, Sky, Scorpius, Epsilon, Constellation
  
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