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public  Salimbao, Philippines Salimbao, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:34 
Transit: 11:48 
Sunset: 18:02
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δ Volantis (delta Volantis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:49 | Tran: 11:38 | Set: 16:23
Alt: -0.45°   Az: 200.99°   Direction: South-South-West

δ Volantis is a bright giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Volans.

δ Volantis visual magnitude is 3.98. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Volantis 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 Volantis (delta Volantis) star
DSS2 image of δ Volantis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Volantis during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 16m 48s
-68° 00’ 14”
04h 51m 56s
12h 08m 45s

J2000

07h 16m 49s
-67° 57’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

279.09°
-22.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Volantis (delta Volantis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.98
Bright giant

-2.55
F6II
5311K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Volantis is distant 659.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

202.43
659.92
23 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Volantis
(delta Volantis)
SAO249809
SAO249809

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ Volantis (delta Volantis) rise, transit and set times from Salimbao, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 158.0°
Max altitude: 14.8°
Azimuth: 202.0°