δ Microscopii (delta Microscopii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:51 | Tran: 4:44 | Set: 7:37

Alt: -22.24° Az: 110.74° Direction: East-South-East

δ Microscopii is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Microscopium.

δ Microscopii visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, δ Microscopii 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 Microscopii (delta Microscopii) star

DSS2 image of δ Microscopii. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Microscopii during the next 10000 years (6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 07m 32s

Declination -30° 01’ 18”

Hour Angle 18h 05m 28s

Sidereal Time 15h 13m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 06m 01s

Declination -30° 07’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 15.35°

Galactic Latitude -40.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Microscopii (delta Microscopii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.68

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.64

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Microscopii is distant 331.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 101.73

Distance (light year) 331.64

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.068"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Microscopii
(delta Microscopii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200718

SAO Catalogue SAO212709

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104148

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3018382

FK5 Catalogue 3683

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 120.0° RISE 1:51

Max altitude: 8.5° TRANSIT 4:44

Azimuth: 240.0° SET 7:37

Set Location

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