ν Pictoris (nu Pictoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:05 | Tran: 11:54 | Set: 18:43

Alt: -2.84° Az: 148.23° Direction: South-South-East

ν Pictoris is a star of spectral class A in the constellation of Pictor.

ν Pictoris visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, ν Pictoris 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 Pictoris. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Pictoris during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 23m 23s

Declination -56° 23’ 03”

Hour Angle 16h 47m 02s

Sidereal Time 23h 10m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 22m 55s

Declination -56° 22’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 265.18°

Galactic Latitude -26.16°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class

ν Pictoris is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 2.10

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.24

Temperature 7866K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Pictoris is distant 164.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 50.33

Distance (light year) 164.07

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν Pictoris
(nu Pictoris)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD45229

SAO Catalogue SAO234473

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP30342

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 1072

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ν Pictoris (nu Pictoris) rise, transit and set times from Virú, Perú are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Lima):

Azimuth: 146.4° RISE 5:05

Max altitude: 42.0° TRANSIT 11:54

Azimuth: 213.6° SET 18:43

Name:	Virú, Perú
Latitude:	8° 24' 55.9" S
Longitude:	78° 45' 7.2" W
Timezone:	America/Lima

Set Location

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