ε Telescopii (epsilon Telescopii)

ε Telescopii is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Telescopium.

ε Telescopii visual magnitude is 4.53. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Telescopii should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of ε Telescopii is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.037 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about ε Telescopii

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ε Telescopii

ε Telescopii is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ε Telescopii are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ε Telescopii in the sky:

Visibility of ε Telescopii from your location

ε Telescopii (epsilon Telescopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of ε Telescopii from the Sun and relative movement

ε Telescopii is distant 408.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of ε Telescopii

ε Telescopii belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

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

ε Telescopii star system properties

ε Telescopii 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 Telescopii double sysyem:

Alternative designations of ε Telescopii