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ν2 Lupi (nu2 Lupi)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -85.59°   Az: 47.77°   Direction: North-East

ν2 Lupi is a main-sequence star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Lupus.

ν2 Lupi visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, ν2 Lupi 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.

Image of ν2 Lupi (nu2 Lupi) star
DSS2 image of ν2 Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of ν2 Lupi during the next 100 years (-2.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.46 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 23m 35s
-48° 24’ 25”
12h 19m 41s
03h 43m 16s

J2000

15h 21m 48s
-48° 19’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

327.1°
7.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν2 Lupi (nu2 Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.65
Main-sequence

4.83
G3V
5778K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ν2 Lupi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ν2 Lupi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν2 Lupi is distant 47.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 69 kilometers per second.

14.56
47.45
-69 km/s
-1.617 arcsec/y
-0.277"/y

Alternative Designations

ν2 Lupi
(nu2 Lupi)
SAO225697
SAO225697

Visibility from Your Location

ν2 Lupi (nu2 Lupi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK