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Other stars in Telescopium
- α Telescopii
- ζ Telescopii
- ε Telescopii
- λ Telescopii
- ι Telescopii
- ξ Telescopii
- δ1 Telescopii
- η Telescopii
- δ2 Telescopii
- ρ Telescopii
- κ Telescopii
- HR6819
- ν Telescopii
- HR7289
- HR6894
- HR7092
- HR7416
- HR7714
- HR7370
- HR6922
- HR7548
- HR7411
- HR7065
- HR6986
- HR7190
- HR7537
- HR7223
- HR6821
- HR6778
- HR7271
- HR7388
- HR7749
- HR7621
- HR7097
- HR7095
- HR6954
- HR7461
- HR7521
- HR7459
- HR7674
- HR7758
- HR7766
- μ Telescopii
- HR7093
- HR7745
- HR7297
- HR7005
- HR7233
- HR7549
- HR7037
- HR7108
α Telescopii (alpha Telescopii)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -15.96°
Az: 212.74°
Direction: South-South-West
α Telescopii is a sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Telescopium.
α Telescopii visual magnitude is 3.51. Because of its moderate brightness, α Telescopii 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 Telescopii. The red arrow shows the motion of α Telescopii during the next
10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for α Telescopii (alpha Telescopii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where α Telescopii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of α Telescopii.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
α Telescopii is distant 249.24 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
α Telescopii (alpha Telescopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK