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ν Mensae (nu Mensae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -49.26°   Az: 192.85°   Direction: South-South-West

ν Mensae is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Mensa.

ν Mensae visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, ν 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.

Image of ν Mensae (nu Mensae) star
DSS2 image of ν Mensae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Mensae during the next 1000 years (0.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.12 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 18m 48s
-81° 31’ 11”
05h 19m 22s
09h 38m 11s

J2000

04h 20m 57s
-81° 34’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

295.07°
-32.05°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Mensae (nu Mensae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.79
Hypergiant

2.14
F0III
7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν Mensae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Mensae is distant 175.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

53.73
175.17
14 km/s
0.003 arcsec/y
0.127"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Mensae
(nu Mensae)
SAO258378
SAO258378

Visibility from Your Location

ν Mensae (nu Mensae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK