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ε Volantis (epsilon Volantis)

Altitude: -38.6°   Azimuth: 155.5°   Direction: South-South-East

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

ε Volantis visual magnitude is 4.35. Because of its moderate brightness, ε Volantis 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 Volantis is -0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Key facts about ε Volantis

4.35
Sub-giant

ε Volantis (epsilon Volantis) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -38.6°
Azimuth: 155.5°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ε Volantis

ε Volantis 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 Volantis are provided in the following table:

08h 07m 55s
-68° 37’ 01”
281.62°
-18.56°
Volans

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

Finder chart ε Volantis (epsilon Volantis) star
Simplified finder chart for ε Volantis (epsilon Volantis).

Visibility of ε Volantis from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Distance of ε Volantis from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc
641.73 ly
10 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/year
0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ε Volantis

ε Volantis belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-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

ε Volantis 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

Alternative designations of ε Volantis

ε Volantis
(epsilon Volantis)
SAO250128
SAO250128