ν Telescopii (nu Telescopii)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -54.91°
Az: 122.38°
Direction: South-South-West
ν Telescopii is a giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Telescopium.
ν Telescopii visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, ν Telescopii 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 Telescopii. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Telescopii during the next
1000 years (1.47 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.28 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ν Telescopii (nu Telescopii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν Telescopii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ν Telescopii.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ν Telescopii is distant 169.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ν Telescopii (nu Telescopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK