ι Mensae (iota Mensae)

ι Mensae is a variable giant star in the constellation of Mensa.

ι Mensae visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its reltive faintness, ι Mensae should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of ι Mensae is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about ι Mensae

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ι Mensae

ι Mensae is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ι Mensae are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ι Mensae in the sky:

Visibility of ι Mensae from your location

ι Mensae (iota Mensae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of ι Mensae from the Sun and relative movement

ι Mensae is distant 795.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of ι Mensae

ι Mensae belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

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

Alternative designations of ι Mensae