δ Volantis (delta Volantis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -38.80°
Az: 154.19°
Direction: South-South-East
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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for δ Volantis (delta Volantis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ Volantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
δ Volantis (delta Volantis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK