μ Normae (mu Normae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -23.22°
Az: 132.60°
Direction: South-West
μ Normae is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Norma.
μ Normae visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, μ Normae 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.
DSS2 image of μ Normae. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Normae during the next
100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for μ Normae (mu Normae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ Normae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of μ Normae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
μ Normae is distant 4,657.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
μ Normae (mu Normae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK