δ Antliae (delta Antliae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:48 | Tran: 17:34 | Set: 20:19

Alt: -27.53° Az: 254.30° Direction: West-South-West

δ Antliae is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Antlia.

δ Antliae visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, δ Antliae 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 δ Antliae. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Antliae during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 30m 46s

Declination -30° 44’ 17”

Hour Angle 06h 26m 45s

Sidereal Time 16h 57m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 29m 35s

Declination -30° 36’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 270.06°

Galactic Latitude 23.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Antliae (delta Antliae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.56

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.28

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ Antliae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Star System Properties

δ Antliae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the δ Antliae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.56

Secondary star magnitude 9.46

Magnitude difference 3.9

Separation 10.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Antliae is distant 480.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.49

Distance (light year) 480.83

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Antliae
(delta Antliae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD90972

SAO Catalogue SAO201442

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51376

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 8383

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4876

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 120.7° RISE 14:48

Max altitude: 7.8° TRANSIT 17:34

Azimuth: 239.3° SET 20:19

Set Location

Other stars in Antlia