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α Volantis (alpha Volantis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -45.51°   Az: 147.25°   Direction: South-South-East

α Volantis is a sub-giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Volans.

α Volantis visual magnitude is 4. Because of its moderate brightness, α Volantis 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 Volantis (alpha Volantis) star
DSS2 image of α Volantis. The red arrow shows the motion of α Volantis during the next 1000 years (-0.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 02m 50s
-66° 29’ 51”
16h 47m 39s
01h 50m 30s

J2000

09h 02m 26s
-66° 23’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

282.71°
-13°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for α Volantis (alpha Volantis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4
Sub-giant

1.09
A2IV
8658K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

α Volantis is distant 124.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

38.11
124.24
5 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
-0.096"/y

Alternative Designations

α Volantis
(alpha Volantis)
SAO250422
SAO250422
Gl 333.3

Visibility from Your Location

α Volantis (alpha Volantis) is currently not visible from Torreilles, Francia