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η2 Pictoris (eta2 Pictoris)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -82.74°   Az: 78.85°   Direction: East

η2 Pictoris is a variable giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Pictor.

η2 Pictoris visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, η2 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 η2 Pictoris (eta2 Pictoris) star
DSS2 image of η2 Pictoris. The red arrow shows the motion of η2 Pictoris during the next 10000 years (11.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 05m 36s
-49° 32’ 40”
12h 44m 02s
17h 49m 39s

J2000

05h 04m 58s
-49° 34’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

256.17°
-37.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η2 Pictoris (eta2 Pictoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.03
Giant

-0.78
K5III
3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where η2 Pictoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of η2 Pictoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η2 Pictoris is distant 473.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

145.35
473.84
36 km/s
0.071 arcsec/y
-0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

η2 Pictoris
(eta2 Pictoris)
SAO217164
SAO217164

Visibility from Your Location

η2 Pictoris (eta2 Pictoris) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK