β Volantis (beta Volantis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:18 | Tran: 14:28 | Set: 19:38

Alt: 17.73° Az: 173.86° Direction: South-South-West

β Volantis is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Volans.

β Volantis visual magnitude is 3.77. Because of its moderate brightness, β 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 β Volantis (beta Volantis) star

DSS2 image of β Volantis. The red arrow shows the motion of β Volantis during the next 1000 years (-0.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.58 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 26m 00s

Declination -66° 13’ 16”

Hour Angle 23h 01m 26s

Sidereal Time 07h 27m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 25m 44s

Declination -66° 08’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 280.26°

Galactic Latitude -15.84°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for β Volantis (beta Volantis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.77

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.17

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

β Volantis is distant 107.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 33.10

Distance (light year) 107.91

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.155"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation β Volantis
(beta Volantis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71878

SAO Catalogue SAO250228

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41312

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 933

Gliese Catalogue NN 3499

FK5 Catalogue 319

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4088

Visibility from Your Location

Today's β Volantis (beta Volantis) rise, transit and set times from Mumford, Ghana are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Accra):

Azimuth: 156.2° RISE 9:18

Max altitude: 18.5° TRANSIT 14:28

Azimuth: 203.8° SET 19:38

Name:	Mumford, Ghana
Latitude:	5° 15' 42.3" N
Longitude:	0° 45' 32.3" W
Timezone:	Africa/Accra

Set Location

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