ι Lupi (iota Lupi)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -13.09°
Az: 206.22°
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for ι Lupi (iota Lupi).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for ι Lupi (iota Lupi).
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ι Lupi (iota Lupi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK