Larawag

HR 6241 · HIP 82396 · ε Sco

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 2.29 mag
Parallax: 51.19 mas → about 63.7 light-years away
Spectral type: K2IIIb
Right ascension: 252.5409°
Declination: -34.2932°
Designation: HR 6241
Bayer designation: ε Sco
HIP number: 82396
IAU name adopted: 2017-11-17
Name language: Aboriginal/ Wardaman
Name origin (IAU): Larawag is the Wardaman name of ε Sco, from the Northern Territory, Australia. Larawag is part of a procession of beings along the curve of stars in Scorpius, acting as the signal watcher, noting when only legitimate participants are present and in view of the ceremony. He gives the “All clear” signal, allowing the secret part of the ceremony to continue. This procession is related to the bats that carry Ginan.

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 64 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1962 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 2.3 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination -34.3° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.