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ι Apodis (iota Apodis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -71.31°   Az: 177.70°   Direction: South-South-West

ι Apodis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Apus.

ι Apodis visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its faintness, ι Apodis 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 ι Apodis (iota Apodis) star
DSS2 image of ι Apodis. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Apodis during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 24m 57s
-70° 08’ 44”
12h 08m 41s
05h 33m 38s

J2000

17h 22m 05s
-70° 07’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

322.28°
-18.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Apodis (iota Apodis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.41
Main-sequence

-2.32
B9V
10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ι Apodis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Apodis is distant 1,143.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

350.88
1,143.86
-4 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

ι Apodis
(iota Apodis)
SAO257491
SAO257491

Visibility from Your Location

ι Apodis (iota Apodis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK