μ Telescopii (mu Telescopii)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -82.24°
Az: 238.08°
Direction: South-South-West
μ Telescopii is a main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Telescopium.
μ Telescopii visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, μ Telescopii 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 Telescopii. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Telescopii during the next
10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for μ Telescopii (mu Telescopii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where μ Telescopii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of μ Telescopii.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
μ Telescopii is distant 119.63 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 Telescopii (mu Telescopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK