ν Pictoris (nu Pictoris)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -58.70°
Az: 239.49°
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
Simplified finder chart for ν Pictoris (nu Pictoris).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
ν Pictoris is also a so called
metallic star.
Simplified finder chart for ν Pictoris (nu Pictoris).
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