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ε Mensae (epsilon Mensae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -45.19°   Az: 166.65°   Direction: South

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

ε Mensae visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, ε 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 ε Mensae (epsilon Mensae) star
DSS2 image of ε Mensae. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Mensae during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 24m 11s
-79° 08’ 43”
20h 00m 44s
03h 24m 55s

J2000

07h 25m 37s
-79° 05’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

291.02°
-25.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Mensae (epsilon Mensae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.53
Giant

-0.25
K2III
4158K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Mensae is distant 466.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

143.06
466.38
11 km/s
-0.033 arcsec/y
0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Mensae
(epsilon Mensae)
SAO256415
SAO256415

Visibility from Your Location

ε Mensae (epsilon Mensae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK