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.

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

Right Ascension 15h 23m 35s

Declination -48° 24’ 25”

Hour Angle 12h 19m 41s

Sidereal Time 03h 43m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 21m 48s

Declination -48° 19’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 327.1°

Galactic Latitude 7.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν2 Lupi (nu2 Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.83

Spectral Type G3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.65

Temperature 5778K

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

Distance (parsec) 14.56

Distance (light year) 47.45

Radial Speed -69 km/s

Proper Motion RA -1.617 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.277"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ν2 Lupi
(nu2 Lupi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD136352

SAO Catalogue SAO225697

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP75181

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 9919

Gliese Catalogue Gl 582

Visibility from Your Location

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

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