ψ1 Lupi (psi1 Lupi)

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:48 | Tran: 16:49 | Set: 18:49

Alt: -33.07° Az: 105.49° Direction: East-South-East

ψ1 Lupi is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Lupus.

ψ1 Lupi visual magnitude is 4.67. Because of its moderate brightness, ψ1 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 ψ1 Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ1 Lupi during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 41m 20s

Declination -34° 29’ 26”

Hour Angle 17h 13m 53s

Sideral Time 08h 55m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 39m 46s

Declination -34° 24’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 338.19°

Galactic Latitude 16.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ψ1 Lupi (psi1 Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.67

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.29

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ψ1 Lupi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ψ1 Lupi. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ1 Lupi is distant 244.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.08

Distance (light year) 244.74

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ψ1 Lupi
(psi1 Lupi)

Flamsteed designation 3 Lupi

Henry Draper Catalogue HD139521

SAO Catalogue SAO206843

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP76705

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3310631

FK5 Catalogue 3237

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ψ1 Lupi (psi1 Lupi) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.5° RISE 14:48

Max altitude: 4.0° TRANSIT 16:49

Azimuth: 235.5° SET 18:49

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Lupus