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π Mensae (pi Mensae)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -52.17°   Az: 164.35°   Direction: South-South-East

π Mensae is a main-sequence star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Mensa.

π Mensae visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, π Mensae 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 π Mensae (pi Mensae) star
DSS2 image of π Mensae. The red arrow shows the motion of π Mensae during the next 100 years (0.51 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.76 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 35m 06s
-80° 27’ 15”
17h 45m 05s
23h 20m 12s

J2000

05h 37m 09s
-80° 28’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

292.53°
-29.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π Mensae (pi Mensae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.65
Main-sequence

4.35
G1V
5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π Mensae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Mensae is distant 59.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

18.21
59.36
9 km/s
0.305 arcsec/y
1.054"/y

Alternative Designations

π Mensae
(pi Mensae)
SAO258421
SAO258421

Visibility from Your Location

π Mensae (pi Mensae) is currently not visible from Niederschönhausen, Alemania