β Mensae (beta Mensae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -33.54°
Az: 158.17°
Direction: South
β Mensae is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Mensa.
β Mensae visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, β Mensae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
DSS2 image of β Mensae. The red arrow shows the motion of β Mensae during the next
100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for β Mensae (beta Mensae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Mensae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of β Mensae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
β Mensae is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
β Mensae (beta Mensae) is currently not visible from Pueblo Benito García, Mexico