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Sunrise: 4:59 
Transit: 13:27 
Sunset: 21:55
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δ Mensae (delta Mensae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -51.33°   Az: 164.46°   Direction: South-South-East

δ Mensae is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Mensa.

δ Mensae visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, δ Mensae 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 Mensae (delta Mensae) star
DSS2 image of δ Mensae. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Mensae during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 16m 20s
-80° 09’ 08”
18h 47m 24s
23h 03m 44s

J2000

04h 17m 59s
-80° 12’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

293.8°
-32.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Mensae (delta Mensae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.69
Giant

0.21
K2III
5163K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Mensae is distant 407.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

125.00
407.50
-20 km/s
0.018 arcsec/y
0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Mensae
(delta Mensae)
SAO258372
SAO258372

Visibility from Your Location

δ Mensae (delta Mensae) is currently not visible from Wohlde, Germania