α Apodis (alpha Apodis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -61.79° Az: 186.23° Direction: South

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.

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

Right Ascension 14h 51m 03s

Declination -79° 08’ 48”

Hour Angle 10h 56m 44s

Sidereal Time 01h 47m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 47m 51s

Declination -79° 02’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.49°

Galactic Latitude -17.45°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for α Apodis (alpha Apodis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.67

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.43

Temperature 3902K

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

Distance (parsec) 126.10

Distance (light year) 411.10

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation α Apodis
(alpha Apodis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD129078

SAO Catalogue SAO257193

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72370

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-78 893

FK5 Catalogue 542

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

Other stars in Apus