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ε Volantis (epsilon Volantis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -26.35°   Az: 200.70°   Direction: South-South-West

ε Volantis is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Volans.

ε Volantis visual magnitude is 4.35. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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.

Image of ε Volantis (epsilon Volantis) star
DSS2 image of ε Volantis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Volantis during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 08m 00s
-68° 41’ 32”
04h 02m 39s
12h 10m 39s

J2000

08h 07m 55s
-68° 37’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

281.62°
-18.56°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Volantis (epsilon Volantis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.35
Sub-giant

-2.12
B6IV
11744K

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

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

Star System Properties

ε Volantis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ε Volantis double sysyem:

4.35
7.95
3.6
6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Volantis is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

196.85
641.73
10 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/y
0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Volantis
(epsilon Volantis)
SAO250128
SAO250128

Visibility from Your Location

ε Volantis (epsilon Volantis) is currently not visible from Lanyi, China