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Other stars in Pictor
- α Pictoris
- β Pictoris
- γ Pictoris
- δ Pictoris
- η2 Pictoris
- HR2196
- HR2049
- HR2389
- HR2094
- HR2008
- λ Pictoris
- η1 Pictoris
- ζ Pictoris
- HR1856
- ν Pictoris
- HR2138
- μ Pictoris
- HR2345
- HR2117
- HR2369
- HR1870
- HR2072
- HR1727
- HR1813
- HR2089
- HR2562
- HR1927
- κ Pictoris
- HR2410
- HR2468
- HR2023
- HR1667
- HR2360
- HR2337
- θ Pictoris
- HR2044
- HR2032
- HR1984
- ι Pictoris
- HR2274
- HR1912
- HR1498
- HR2151
- HR2114
- HR2354
- HR2336
- HR1742
- HR2083
- HR1930
ν Pictoris (nu Pictoris)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -79.08°
Az: 236.83°
Direction: West-South-West
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ν Pictoris (nu Pictoris).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
ν Pictoris is also a so called metallic star.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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ν Pictoris (nu Pictoris) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK