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public  Tolosa, Philippines Tolosa, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:25 
Transit: 11:45 
Sunset: 18:06
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λ Normae (lambda Normae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 15:21 | Tran: 20:38 | Set: 1:54
Alt: 34.84°   Az: 168.27°   Direction: South-South-East

λ Normae is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Norma.

λ Normae visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, λ Normae 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 λ Normae (lambda Normae) star
DSS2 image of λ Normae. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Normae during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 21m 04s
-42° 44’ 01”
23h 07m 28s
15h 28m 32s

J2000

16h 19m 17s
-42° 40’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

338.5°
5.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Normae (lambda Normae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.45
Main-sequence

-0.33
A3V
9028K

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

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

Star System Properties

λ Normae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the λ Normae double sysyem:

5.45
6.25
0.8
0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Normae is distant 467.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

143.47
467.72
-15 km/s
0.016 arcsec/y
-0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

λ Normae
(lambda Normae)
SAO226650
SAO226650

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ Normae (lambda Normae) rise, transit and set times from Tolosa, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 132.7°
Max altitude: 36.2°
Azimuth: 227.3°