Scorpio in astronomy. How many stars are there in Scorpio and how far is it from the earth?

Scorpio is one of the zodiac signs, located between Libra and Sagittarius. It is a big constellation near the center of the Milky Way. It can be seen in summer in the area south of 40 north latitude in China.

Scorpio is a relatively large constellation with an area of 496.78 square degrees, ranking 33rd.

Scorpio α (Antares) is a red star with a magnitude of 1. There are 22 stars in the constellation that are brighter than 4. Because this constellation is located near the center of the Milky Way, it contains a large number of deep space objects, such as open cluster M6 (butterfly cluster), M7 (Ptolemy cluster), globular cluster M4 and M80, and the famous open cluster NGC 623 1. The open clusters M6 and M7 are visible to the naked eye.

Famous stars are:

Scorpio alpha, Chinese name antares, apparent magnitude 0.92, red giant, distance 553.75 light years.

Scorpio β 1, Chinese name Fang Susi, apparent magnitude 2.60, distance 530.34 light years.

Scorpio τ, Chinese name Antares III, apparent magnitude 2.80, distance 474.06 light years.

Scorpio θ, Chinese name Vesuvius, apparent magnitude 1.85, 272 light years away.

Scorpio λ, Chinese name Eisuka, apparent magnitude1.60,702 light years.