α Pictoris (alpha Pictoris)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -23.95°
Az: 173.15°
Direction: South
α Pictoris is a sub-giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Pictor.
α Pictoris visual magnitude is 3.27. Because of its moderate brightness, α Pictoris 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 Pictoris. The red arrow shows the motion of α Pictoris during the next
1000 years (-1.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.48 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for α Pictoris (alpha Pictoris).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where α Pictoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of α Pictoris.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
α Pictoris is distant 98.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
α Pictoris (alpha Pictoris) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK