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η Microscopii (eta Microscopii)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -62.61°   Az: 83.00°   Direction: East

η Microscopii is a multiple giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Microscopium.

η Microscopii visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, η Microscopii 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 η Microscopii (eta Microscopii) star
DSS2 image of η Microscopii. The red arrow shows the motion of η Microscopii during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 08m 03s
-41° 16’ 59”
14h 29m 40s
11h 37m 44s

J2000

21h 06m 25s
-41° 23’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

0.37°
-42.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η Microscopii (eta Microscopii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.53
Giant

-1.75
K3III
4034K

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

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

Star System Properties

η Microscopii is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the η Microscopii double sysyem:

5.53
8.33
2.8
132.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Microscopii is distant 931.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

285.71
931.43
11 km/s
0.026 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

η Microscopii
(eta Microscopii)
SAO230523
SAO230523

Visibility from Your Location

η Microscopii (eta Microscopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK