There are two stars with the
Bayer designation
A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek or Latin letter followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name. The original list of Bayer designations contained 1,564 stars. ...
ω Scorpii (omega Scorpii):
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ω1 Scorpii
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ω2 Scorpii
They are separated by 0.24° on the sky, which is far enough apart to be individually resolved with the naked eye.
[ The two stars are not physically associated with each other,][ and thus only form an optical pair. ω Scorpii also has the traditional name Jabhat al Akrab,][ which is derived from the ]Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
جبهة العقرب ''jabhat al-caqrab'' meaning " heforehead of the scorpion". For the Chinese, the pair were known as ''Kow Kin'', meaning a Hook and Latch.[
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References
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Scorpius (constellation)
Scorpii, Omega