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Transit: 11:44 
Sunset: 16:12
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δ Antliae (delta Antliae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:13 | Tran: 6:59 | Set: 9:44
Alt: 5.48°   Az: 160.89°   Direction: South-South-East

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.

Image of δ Antliae (delta Antliae) star
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

10h 30m 44s
-30° 44’ 06”
22h 30m 52s
09h 01m 36s

J2000

10h 29m 35s
-30° 36’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

270.06°
23.06°

Finder Chart

Finder chart δ Antliae (delta Antliae) star
Simplified finder chart for δ Antliae (delta Antliae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.56
Main-sequence

-0.28
B9V
10653K

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

HR 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:

5.56
9.46
3.9
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.

147.49
480.83
14 km/s
-0.033 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

δ Antliae
(delta Antliae)
SAO201442
SAO201442

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°
Max altitude: 7.8°
Azimuth: 239.3°