α Volantis (alpha Volantis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -70.48°
Az: 149.68°
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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for α Volantis (alpha Volantis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where α Volantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
α Volantis (alpha Volantis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK