λ Telescopii (lambda Telescopii)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -56.08° Az: 235.16° Direction: South

λ Telescopii is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Telescopium.

λ Telescopii visual magnitude is 4.87. Because of its moderate brightness, λ Telescopii is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of λ Telescopii (lambda Telescopii) star

DSS2 image of λ Telescopii. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Telescopii during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 00m 29s

Declination -52° 54’ 08”

Hour Angle 08h 42m 21s

Sidereal Time 03h 42m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 58m 27s

Declination -52° 56’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 343.57°

Galactic Latitude -22.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.87

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.19

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Telescopii is distant 530.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 162.87

Distance (light year) 530.94

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ Telescopii
(lambda Telescopii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD175510

SAO Catalogue SAO245834

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93148

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-53 9402

FK5 Catalogue 708

Visibility from Your Location

λ Telescopii (lambda Telescopii) is currently not visible from Hinsdale, United States

Name:	Hinsdale, United States
Latitude:	42° 47' 10.3" N
Longitude:	72° 29' 11.4" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

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