β Microscopii (beta Microscopii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:06 | Tran: 5:25 | Set: 7:45

Alt: -53.07° Az: 282.28° Direction: West-North-West

β Microscopii is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Microscopium.

β Microscopii visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, β Microscopii 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.

Image of β Microscopii (beta Microscopii) star

DSS2 image of β Microscopii. The red arrow shows the motion of β Microscopii during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 53m 33s

Declination -33° 04’ 49”

Hour Angle 09h 02m 03s

Sidereal Time 05h 55m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 51m 58s

Declination -33° 10’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 10.73°

Galactic Latitude -38.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for β Microscopii (beta Microscopii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.50

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.03

Temperature 9766K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

β Microscopii is distant 661.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 202.84

Distance (light year) 661.26

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation β Microscopii
(beta Microscopii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD198529

SAO Catalogue SAO212499

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP102989

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3315245

Visibility from Your Location

Today's β Microscopii (beta Microscopii) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.1° RISE 3:06

Max altitude: 5.4° TRANSIT 5:25

Azimuth: 236.9° SET 7:45

Set Location

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