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ι Trianguli Australis (iota Trianguli Australis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -49.95°   Az: 138.63°   Direction: South-East

ι Trianguli Australis is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

ι Trianguli Australis visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, ι Trianguli Australis 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 Trianguli Australis (iota Trianguli Australis) star
DSS2 image of ι Trianguli Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Trianguli Australis during the next 10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 30m 19s
-64° 06’ 45”
17h 07m 35s
09h 37m 55s

J2000

16h 27m 57s
-64° 03’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

324.06°
-10.48°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Trianguli Australis (iota Trianguli Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.27
Sub-giant

2.24
F4IV
7101K

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

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

Star System Properties

ι Trianguli Australis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ι Trianguli Australis double sysyem:

5.27
9.37
4.1
19.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Trianguli Australis is distant 131.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

40.40
131.72
-5 km/s
0.046 arcsec/y
0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

ι Trianguli Australis
(iota Trianguli Australis)
SAO253555
SAO253555

Visibility from Your Location

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