λ Mensae (lambda Mensae)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -62.81° Az: 155.42° Direction: South-South-East

λ Mensae is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Mensa.

λ Mensae visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its faintness, λ Mensae is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of λ Mensae. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Mensae during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 47m 17s

Declination -72° 41’ 40”

Hour Angle 14h 38m 49s

Sidereal Time 20h 26m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 47m 48s

Declination -72° 42’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 283.55°

Galactic Latitude -30.52°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.53

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.16

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Mensae is distant 385.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.34

Distance (light year) 385.80

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Mensae
(lambda Mensae)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD39810

SAO Catalogue SAO256239

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP27369

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-72 418

FK5 Catalogue 2441

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λ Mensae (lambda Mensae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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