ι Lupi (iota Lupi)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -14.64° Az: 209.65° Direction: South-South-West

ι Lupi is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Lupus.

ι Lupi visual magnitude is 3.55. Because of its moderate brightness, ι Lupi is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of ι Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Lupi during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 21m 02s

Declination -46° 10’ 24”

Hour Angle 02h 54m 52s

Sidereal Time 17h 15m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 19m 24s

Declination -46° 03’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 318.48°

Galactic Latitude 14.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Lupi (iota Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.55

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.61

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Lupi is distant 351.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 107.87

Distance (light year) 351.67

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ι Lupi
(iota Lupi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD125238

SAO Catalogue SAO224833

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP69996

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 9084

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6620

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

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