---
title: "V500 Sco"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-316354"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. V500 Sco [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-316354"
---

# V500 Sco

V500 Sco is a K0 orange [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Scorpius](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/scorpius), 1056 ly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 8.70 (V). Other catalogues list it as HD 316354 and HIP 87173.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Orange star
- **HOW FAR:** 1056 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 8.70 — 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 | K0 orange star |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 1056 ly — by parallax |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 8.70 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (V) | 1.15 |
| CONSTELLATION | Scorpius |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 17h 48m 37.5s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −30° 28′ 33.5″ |

## 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 | K0 |
| Luminosity | 30.1995 L☉ |
| Metallicity (\[Fe/H\]) | −0.07 ±0.08 |
| Variability | Classical Cepheid |
| Variability type (GCVS) | DCEP |
| Variability period | 9.316863 days |
| Reference epoch (HJD) | 2444400.8900 |

### 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) | 1.247 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 8.57 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 9.08 |

### 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) | 1.83 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −1.96 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | −7.4 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 | V500 Sco |

### 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 (1995A&AS..110..367N, quality E) |
| Metallicity from | One spectroscopic determination, compiled from the literature (PASTEL, Soubiran+ 2016) |

## Also known as

- HD: HD 316354
- HIP: HIP 87173
- Variable star: V500 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. V500 Sco \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-316354

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hd-316354,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{V500 Sco}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-316354},
  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-316354