Parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission provide an estimated distance to this star of around 63.7 light-years (19.5 parsecs) from the Sun.

[1] Epsilon Scorpii has a stellar classification of K1 III,[4] which indicates it has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and evolved into a giant star.

[8] Presently it is generating energy through the nuclear fusion of helium at its core, which, considering the star's composition, places it along an evolutionary branch termed the red clump.

ε Scorpii is classified as a suspected variable star,[3] although a study of Hipparcos photometry showed a variation of no more than 0.01–0.02 magnitudes.

The star bore the traditional name Larawag in the culture of the Wardaman people of the Northern territory of Australia,[16] meaning clear sighting.