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Double Stars in Scorpius The Scorpion

Here is a listing of the 50 or so best doubles in Scorpius.
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Name	SAO	Sep	PA	Mag1	Mag2	RA	Dec	Spect	Color	Comments
2 SCORPII	183896	2.5	274	5.0	7.5	15:53.6	-25:19	B3
BU 38		4.4	348	8.0	10.5	16:02.9	-25:01	A0
XI SCORPII	159665	7.4	53	5.0	7.0	16:04.4	-11:22	F5	***
STF 1999	159670	11.4	100	7.5	8.0	16:04.5	-11:26	K3/G2	***
8-BETA SCORPII	159682	13.7	14	2.5	5.0	16:05.4	-19:48	B2
11 SCORPII	159715	3.3	253	6.0	10.0	16:07.6	-12:44	A0
SAO 140981	140981	44.3	185	6.5	7.0	16:08.4	-10:05	F7
SAO 207396	207396	7.8	85	7.0	7.5	16:09.5	-32:39	G2
14-NU SCORPII	159764	1.2	2	4.0	6.5	16:12.0	-19:28	G2		Multiple system, 4 stars
12 SCORPII	184217	42.0	75	6.5	8.5	16:12.3	-28:24	B9
STF 2019		22.2	154	8.0	9.5	16:14.2	-10:24	F8		Primary is a very close double, sep 0.2
SAO 207482	207482	1.7	174	8.5	8.5	16:14.8	-39:08	F0
55G SCORPII	207558/ 207557	23.0	319	5.5	6.5	16:19.6	-30:54	F8/F5
SHJ 225	159858	47.1	333	7.0	8.5	16:20.1	-20:03	B9		Within Emission Nebula IC 4601
SAO 207574	207574	15.1	298	6.5	9.0	16:20.6	-39:25	A0
20-SIGMA SCORPII	184336	20.0	273	3.0	9.0	16:21.1	-25:36	B1
BU 624	184350	1.1	320	8.0	9.5	16:22.9	-23:06	A2
HJ 4845	226715	1.9	130	8.0	8.5	16:23.8	-41:14	F0
HJ 4848		6.3	154	7.0	7.5	16:23.9	-33:11	A0
ADS 10035 A/ B	184369	5.4	354	6.0	7.0	16:24.6	-29:41	G0
ALPHA SCORPII (ANTARES)	184415	3.0	275	1.0	6.5	16:29.4	-26:26	M1	***	Companion is extremely difficult
I 95	207759	1.6	359	7.5	9.5	16:33.0	-33:31	A0
HJ 4867		16.4	294	6.0	9.0	16:38.4	-43:24	B3		Very near Open Cluster NGC 6192
BU 1116	184591	2.1	8	7.0	10.5	16:44.3	-27:27	A0
HD 151315	208043	23.4	141	7.5	8.5	16:48.3	-36:53	A5
I 993	208069	3.6	99	7.0	11.0	16:49.5	-31:39	K0	***
I 99	227264	1.1	72	8.0	8.5	16:49.6	-43:57	A0
HJ 4889		6.8	6	6.0	8.0	16:51.0	-37:30	B9
ADS 10232	184735	2.7	2	7.0	11.0	16:52.2	-25:35	A0
SEE 294		56.6	21	5.5	7.0	16:54.0	-41:47	B0		Within Open Cluster NGC 6231
HJ 4893	227393	7.5	52	8.0	10.0	16:54.4	-41:49	G5		In NGC 6231
SAO 208238	208238	2.4	230	8.0	9.5	16:57.9	-37:59	B4
SAO 208386	208386	17.6	296	8.0	8.5	17:05.4	-33:46	G0
SAO 208406	208406	6.5	84	6.0	10.0	17:06.3	-37:13	A2		Near Open Cluster NGC 6281
HWE 86	208557	2.8	143	7.0	8.5	17:13.9	-38:17	B5
HJ 4926		14.4	334	6.5	10.0	17:14.5	-39:46	G5	***
I 408	227768	1.7	168	7.0	9.0	17:16.4	-42:20	B5
MLO 4		1.5	181	6.0	7.5	17:18.9	-35:00	K5	***
SAO 208777	208777	3.6	233	8.5	9.0	17:24.5	-30:32	K0
HD 158042	228010	13.5	169	6.5	8.5	17:29.0	-43:58	B9
HO 646	208883	4.4	321	7.0	9.5	17:30.1	-33:42	B5
HWE 87	208903	3.1	232	7.5	8.5	17:31.3	-39:01	F8
HLD 136	228078	1.1	109	8.0	8.5	17:31.7	-41:02	B9
I 603	228107	1.2	80	7.5	8.5	17:33.3	-45:31	B9
HJ 4962		5.5	102	5.5	10.5	17:34.8	-32:34	O5	***	Within Open Cluster NGC 6383
SAO 209038	209038	14.0	194	8.5	9.0	17:37.6	-37:46	F0
SAO 209119	209119	1.2	138	8.0	9.5	17:40.7	-35:38	F5
SAO 209246	209246	13.5	235	7.5	9.5	17:47.2	-38:07	B8
RY SCORPII	209340	13.3	221	8.0	10.5	17:50.9	-33:42	G0/G7
STN 37	209357	9.9	190	6.5	7.5	17:51.2	-30:33	A0		Near Open Cluster NGC 6451

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Some information gathered from Burgham's Celestial Handbooks and converted to J2000, other from my own observations.
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