ν Microscopii (nu Microscopii)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -23.18°
Az: 133.22°
Direction: South-East
ν Microscopii is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Microscopium.
ν Microscopii visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, ν Microscopii 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 ν Microscopii. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Microscopii during the next
10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ν Microscopii (nu Microscopii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν Microscopii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ν Microscopii.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ν Microscopii is distant 215.89 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
ν Microscopii (nu Microscopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK