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Pi Scorpii is a triple star system in the southern constellation Scorpius. With a combined apparent magnitude of 2.9 it can be easily seen with the naked eye. Parallax measurements yield an estimated distance of around 590 light-years (180 parsecs) from the Earth.The name Pi Scorpii was assigned to this star by the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. In 1712 it received the catalogue identifier 6 Scorpii with the publication of the star catalogue of English astronomer John Flamsteed.
