ο Lupi (omicron Lupi)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -74.26° Az: 291.71° Direction: West-North-West

ο Lupi is a sub-giant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Lupus.

ο Lupi visual magnitude is 4.32. Because of its moderate brightness, ο Lupi is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of ο Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of ο Lupi during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 53m 17s

Declination -43° 40’ 39”

Hour Angle 10h 38m 26s

Sidereal Time 01h 31m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 51m 38s

Declination -43° 34’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 324.9°

Galactic Latitude 14.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ο Lupi (omicron Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.32

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.16

Spectral Type B5IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ο Lupi is distant 407.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 125.00

Distance (light year) 407.50

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ο Lupi
(omicron Lupi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD130807

SAO Catalogue SAO225248

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP72683

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 9391

Visibility from Your Location

ο Lupi (omicron Lupi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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