Kappa Scorpii

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Kappa Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius. It has the traditional name Girtab, which is the Sumerian word for 'scorpion' and has survived through the Babylonian star catalogues. The name Girtab is actually applied to an asterism comprising this star, Lambda Scorpii, Upsilon Scorpii, and Iota Scorpii. This star is a spectroscopic binary, and the primary is a ...