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TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:28 
Transit: 12:21 
Sunset: 19:14
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ε Lupi (epsilon Lupi)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 16:57 | Tran: 20:54 | Set: 0:51
Alt: -72.02°   Az: 172.29°   Direction: South

ε Lupi is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Lupus.

ε Lupi visual magnitude is 3.37. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Lupi 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 ε Lupi (epsilon Lupi) star
DSS2 image of ε Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Lupi during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 24m 25s
-44° 46’ 44”
12h 13m 22s
03h 37m 48s

J2000

15h 22m 40s
-44° 41’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

329.23°
10.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Lupi (epsilon Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.37
Sub-giant

-2.58
B2IV
13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ε Lupi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Star System Properties

ε Lupi is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ε Lupi double sysyem:

3.37
4.87
1.5
0.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Lupi is distant 503.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

154.56
503.86
8 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Lupi
(epsilon Lupi)
SAO225712
SAO225712

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ε Lupi (epsilon Lupi) rise, transit and set times from Shima, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 134.8°
Max altitude: 18.2°
Azimuth: 225.2°