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β Lupi (beta Lupi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -34.72°   Az: 242.13°   Direction: West-South-West

β Lupi is a giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Lupus.

β Lupi visual magnitude is 2.68. Because of its brightness, β Lupi is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of β Lupi (beta Lupi) star
DSS2 image of β Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of β Lupi during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 00m 12s
-43° 14’ 02”
06h 17m 01s
21h 17m 14s

J2000

14h 58m 31s
-43° 08’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

326.25°
13.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for β Lupi (beta Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.68
Giant

-3.35
B2III
14087K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Lupi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

β Lupi is distant 523.27 light years from the Sun

160.51
523.27
-0.035 arcsec/y
-0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

β Lupi
(beta Lupi)
SAO225335
SAO225335

Visibility from Your Location

β Lupi (beta Lupi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK