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π2 Doradus (pi2 Doradus)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -33.02°   Az: 191.59°   Direction: South-South-West

π2 Doradus is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Dorado.

π2 Doradus visual magnitude is 5.38. Because of its faintness, π2 Doradus 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 π2 Doradus (pi2 Doradus) star
DSS2 image of π2 Doradus. The red arrow shows the motion of π2 Doradus during the next 1000 years (-0.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 25m 15s
-69° 42’ 21”
01h 56m 10s
08h 21m 26s

J2000

06h 25m 28s
-69° 41’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

280.04°
-27.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π2 Doradus (pi2 Doradus).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.38
Giant

0.82
G8III
4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π2 Doradus is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π2 Doradus. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π2 Doradus is distant 266.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

81.63
266.12
9 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/y
0.195"/y

Alternative Designations

π2 Doradus
(pi2 Doradus)
SAO249550
SAO249550

Visibility from Your Location

π2 Doradus (pi2 Doradus) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK