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α Apodis (alpha Apodis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -52.91°   Az: 197.59°   Direction: South-South-West

α Apodis is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Apus.

α Apodis visual magnitude is 3.83. Because of its moderate brightness, α Apodis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of α Apodis (alpha Apodis) star
DSS2 image of α Apodis. The red arrow shows the motion of α Apodis during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 51m 08s
-79° 08’ 56”
06h 57m 51s
21h 48m 59s

J2000

14h 47m 51s
-79° 02’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

308.49°
-17.45°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for α Apodis (alpha Apodis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.83
Giant

-1.67
K3III
3902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where α Apodis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of α Apodis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

α Apodis is distant 411.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

126.10
411.10
-1 km/s
-0.012 arcsec/y
-0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

α Apodis
(alpha Apodis)
SAO257193
SAO257193

Visibility from Your Location

α Apodis (alpha Apodis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK