η1 Pictoris (eta1 Pictoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:17 | Tran: 11:13 | Set: 12:09

Alt: -2.31° Az: 197.42° Direction: South-South-West

η1 Pictoris is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Pictor.

η1 Pictoris visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its faintness, η1 Pictoris 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 η1 Pictoris (eta1 Pictoris) star

DSS2 image of η1 Pictoris. The red arrow shows the motion of η1 Pictoris during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 03m 28s

Declination -49° 06’ 59”

Hour Angle 01h 48m 45s

Sidereal Time 06h 52m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 02m 48s

Declination -49° 09’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 255.64°

Galactic Latitude -37.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η1 Pictoris (eta1 Pictoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.38

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.29

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where η1 Pictoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of η1 Pictoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

η1 Pictoris 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 η1 Pictoris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.38

Secondary star magnitude 12.98

Magnitude difference 7.6

Separation 10.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η1 Pictoris is distant 85.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 26.18

Distance (light year) 85.36

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η1 Pictoris
(eta1 Pictoris)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD32743

SAO Catalogue SAO217140

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP23482

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-49 1541

Gliese Catalogue Gl 187

Visibility from Your Location

Today's η1 Pictoris (eta1 Pictoris) rise, transit and set times from Gelegra, Turkey are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Istanbul):

Azimuth: 139.1° RISE 10:17

Max altitude: 0.9° TRANSIT 11:13

Azimuth: 220.9° SET 12:09

Name:	Gelegra, Turkey
Latitude:	40° 0' 49.7" N
Longitude:	31° 49' 55.2" E
Timezone:	Europe/Istanbul

Set Location

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