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δ Doradus (delta Doradus)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -29.91°   Az: 165.00°   Direction: South-South-East

δ Doradus is a main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Dorado.

δ Doradus visual magnitude is 4.35. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Doradus 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 δ Doradus (delta Doradus) star
DSS2 image of δ Doradus. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Doradus during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 44m 49s
-65° 43’ 34”
21h 47m 44s
03h 32m 33s

J2000

05h 44m 46s
-65° 44’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

275.47°
-31.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Doradus (delta Doradus).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.35
Main-sequence

1.11
A7V
8086K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Doradus is distant 145.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

44.48
145.02
-3 km/s
-0.031 arcsec/y
0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Doradus
(delta Doradus)
SAO249346
SAO249346

Visibility from Your Location

δ Doradus (delta Doradus) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK