μ Mensae (mu Mensae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -53.67°
Az: 211.51°
Direction: South-West
μ Mensae is a bright giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Mensa.
μ Mensae visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, μ Mensae 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 μ Mensae. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Mensae during the next
10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for μ Mensae (mu Mensae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ Mensae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of μ Mensae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
μ Mensae is distant 482.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
μ Mensae (mu Mensae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK