---
title: "V453 Sco"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-163181"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. V453 Sco [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-163181"
---

# V453 Sco

V453 Sco is an O9.5Ia/ab blue supergiant in the constellation [Scorpius](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/scorpius), shining at apparent magnitude 6.59 (V). Other catalogues list it as HD 163181 and HIP 87810.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Blue supergiant
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 6.59 — Binoculars reach it; the naked eye does not.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Scorpius](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/scorpius) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | O9.5Ia/ab blue supergiant |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 6.59 |
| CONSTELLATION | Scorpius |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 17h 56m 16.1s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −32° 28′ 30.0″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | O9.5Ia/ab |
| Surface temperature | 5592 K |
| Radius | 59.116 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.593 |
| Variability | Beta Lyrae-type eclipsing binary |
| Variability type (GCVS) | EB/GS |
| Variability period | 12.00597 days |
| Reference epoch (HJD) | 2442218.7400 |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.422 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 6.38 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 6.77 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | 3.69 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −3.47 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | −42 km/s |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Variable-star designation | V453 Sco |
| Washington Double Star id | 17563-3228 |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type from | SIMBAD (1982MSS...C03....0H, quality C) |
| Stellar parameters from | Gaia DR3 model fit (GSP-Phot, FLAME; RUWE ≤ 1.4) |

## Also known as

- HD: HD 163181
- HIP: HIP 87810
- Variable star: V453 Sco

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. V453 Sco \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-163181

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hd-163181,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{V453 Sco}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-163181},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-163181