π Mensae (pi Mensae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -34.86°
Az: 190.81°
Direction: South-South-West
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.
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Loading map...
Finder chart for π Mensae (pi Mensae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where π Mensae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
π Mensae (pi Mensae) is currently not visible from Mug’lon Shahar, Uzbekistan