ι Volantis (iota Volantis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -36.37°
Az: 196.21°
Direction: South-West
ι Volantis is a sub-giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Volans.
ι Volantis visual magnitude is 5.4. Because of its faintness, ι Volantis 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.
DSS2 image of ι Volantis. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Volantis during the next
10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ι Volantis (iota Volantis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ι Volantis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ι Volantis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ι Volantis is distant 558.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ι Volantis (iota Volantis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK