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μ Lupi (mu Lupi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -10.22°   Az: 189.79°   Direction: South

μ Lupi is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Lupus.

μ Lupi visual magnitude is 4.27. Because of its moderate brightness, μ Lupi 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 μ Lupi (mu Lupi) star
DSS2 image of μ Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Lupi during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 20m 18s
-47° 57’ 57”
00h 57m 54s
16h 18m 12s

J2000

15h 18m 32s
-47° 52’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

326.86°
8.05°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Lupi (mu Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.27
Main-sequence

-0.48
B8V
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ Lupi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Star System Properties

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

4.27
4.37
0.1
1.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Lupi is distant 290.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

89.13
290.55
15 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/y
-0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

μ Lupi
(mu Lupi)
SAO225638
SAO225638

Visibility from Your Location

μ Lupi (mu Lupi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK