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Nu Scorpii

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Jabbah is the ν star in the constellation of Scorpius

Jabbah (ν Sco / ν Scorpii / Nu Scorpii) is a star in constellation Scorpius. Its name means "forehead" in Arabic.

It is at least a quadruple star consisting of two close pairs that are separated by 41". The brighter pair (Nu Sco A and B) is split by 1.3" and composed of spectral type B2 subgiants; fainter ones (Nu Sco C and D) are spectral type B8 and B9 main sequence dwarfs split by 2.4".

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