η Telescopii (eta Telescopii)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -66.59°
Az: 112.54°
Direction: South-South-West
η Telescopii is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Telescopium.
η Telescopii visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its faintness, η Telescopii 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.
DSS2 image of η Telescopii. The red arrow shows the motion of η Telescopii during the next
10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for η Telescopii (eta Telescopii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where η Telescopii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of η Telescopii.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
η Telescopii is distant 155.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
η Telescopii (eta Telescopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK