N Scorpii, also known as HD 148703, is a solitary,[14] bluish-white hued star located in the southern constellation Scorpius.

It has an apparent magnitude of 4.23, making it readily visible to the naked eye.

[15] N Scorpii is currently located 550 light years away based on parallax measurements from the Hipparcos satellite and is part of the Upper Scorpius–Centaurus region of the Scorpius–Centaurus association.

[8] It has a bolometric luminosity 6,918 times greater than the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 21,877 K.[9] N Scorpii is estimated to be 22 million years old,[7] which is twice the average age of the aforementioned association.

Like most hot stars, N Scorpii spins rapidly, having a projected rotational velocity of 70 km/s.