Shaula

Shaula is a blue subgiant (spectral type B2IV) about 570 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 1.62 it is a very bright, conspicuous star.

Marks the sting at the end of the Scorpion's tail.

Its light output is roughly 5,900 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).

From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in June.