λ Pictoris (lambda Pictoris)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -53.74°
Az: 112.35°
Direction: South-South-West
λ Pictoris is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pictor.
λ Pictoris visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, λ Pictoris 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 λ Pictoris. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Pictoris during the next
10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for λ Pictoris (lambda Pictoris).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where λ Pictoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of λ Pictoris.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
λ Pictoris is distant 343.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
λ Pictoris (lambda Pictoris) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK