ε Microscopii (epsilon Microscopii)

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:29 | Tran: 3:37 | Set: 10:42

Alt: -14.90° Az: 223.40° Direction: South

ε Microscopii is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Microscopium.

ε Microscopii visual magnitude is 4.71. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Microscopii 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 Microscopii (epsilon Microscopii) star

DSS2 image of ε Microscopii. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Microscopii during the next 10000 years (9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 19m 28s

Declination -32° 03’ 51”

Hour Angle 08h 33m 41s

Sidereal Time 05h 53m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 17m 56s

Declination -32° 10’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 13.2°

Galactic Latitude -43.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Microscopii (epsilon Microscopii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.71

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.19

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Microscopii is distant 164.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.61

Distance (light year) 164.98

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Microscopii
(epsilon Microscopii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD202627

SAO Catalogue SAO212874

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105140

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3216498

FK5 Catalogue 801

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ε Microscopii (epsilon Microscopii) rise, transit and set times from Gaborone, Botsuana are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Gaborone):

Azimuth: 122.1° RISE 20:29

Max altitude: 82.6° TRANSIT 3:37

Azimuth: 237.9° SET 10:42

Name:	Gaborone, Botsuana
Latitude:	24° 39' 16.2" S
Longitude:	25° 54' 31.0" E
Timezone:	Africa/Gaborone

Set Location

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