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The Fishhook

In Scorpius

Also known as fish hook, mauis fishhook.

6 looks for The Fishhook

The constellation in a clear night sky over the hills: its lines draw themselves one on every beat, its real stars twinkle with the part of the song their colour answers, the Milky Way glows and a shooting star crosses on the big moments.

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About The Fishhook

What it is
A star pattern: The Scorpion's head, heart and long curling tail
Family
Famous star patterns
Where
The southern sky: seen best from south of the equator
Highest in the sky
At about 9 pm in July
Centre
Right ascension 16h 53m, declination −34° 10′
The figure
13 stars joined by 12 lines
Brightest star
Antares, magnitude 0.96

It sits in Scorpius.

Its stars

Brightest first. A smaller magnitude is a brighter star; the visualizer sizes and colours each one by these.

  • Antares (α Sco)mag 0.96
  • Shaula (λ Sco)mag 1.63
  • Sargas (θ Sco)mag 1.87
  • Larawag (ε Sco)mag 2.29
  • Dschubba (δ Sco)mag 2.32
  • Mula (κ Sco)mag 2.41
  • Acrab (β1 Sco)mag 2.50
  • Paikauhale (τ Sco)mag 2.82
  • Alniyat (σ Sco)mag 2.89
  • Girtab (ι1 Sco)mag 3.03
  • Xamidimura (μ1 Sco)mag 3.08
  • η Scomag 3.33
  • Grafias (ζ2 Sco)mag 3.62

Every star's place, brightness and colour is the Yale Bright Star Catalogue's; the figure is the IAU's, through d3-celestial (credited on the licences page). Constellations template · Every constellation