χ Lupi (chi Lupi)

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:37 | Tran: 0:49 | Set: 3:04

Alt: -40.59° Az: 264.44° Direction: West

χ Lupi is a sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lupus.

χ Lupi visual magnitude is 3.95. Because of its moderate brightness, χ Lupi 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 χ Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Lupi during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 52m 34s

Declination -33° 42’ 08”

Hour Angle 07h 38m 46s

Sidereal Time 23h 31m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 50m 57s

Declination -33° 37’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 340.57°

Galactic Latitude 15.82°

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Finder chart for χ Lupi (chi Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.95

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Lupi is distant 205.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 63.05

Distance (light year) 205.55

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Lupi
(chi Lupi)

Flamsteed designation 5 Lupi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD141556

SAO Catalogue SAO207040

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77634

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3310754

FK5 Catalogue 586

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 123.7° RISE 22:37

Max altitude: 4.8° TRANSIT 0:49

Azimuth: 236.3° SET 3:04

Set Location

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