Right ascension: 16.8875h

Declination: −30.7367°

Area: 497 sq. deg. (33rd)

Main stars: 18

Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 47

Stars with planets: 14

Stars brighter than 3.00m: 13

Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 3

Brightest star: Antares (α Sco) (0.96m)

Messier objects: 4

Meteor showers: Alpha Scorpiids, Omega Scorpiids

Bordering constellations

• Sagittarius

• Ophiuchus

• Libra

• Lupus

• Norma

• Ara

• Corona Australis