ρ Lupi (rho Lupi)

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:26 | Tran: 19:54 | Set: 0:25

Alt: 22.21° Az: 178.20° Direction: South

ρ Lupi is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Lupus.

ρ Lupi visual magnitude is 4.05. Because of its moderate brightness, ρ 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 ρ Lupi. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Lupi during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 14h 39m 37s

Declination -49° 32’ 06”

Hour Angle 23h 49m 41s

Sidereal Time 14h 29m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 14h 37m 53s

Declination -49° 25’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 320.13°

Galactic Latitude 9.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ρ Lupi (rho Lupi).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.05

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.84

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Lupi is distant 310.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.15

Distance (light year) 310.18

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ Lupi
(rho Lupi)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD128345

SAO Catalogue SAO225071

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP71536

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 9198

FK5 Catalogue 3158

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6733

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ρ Lupi (rho Lupi) rise, transit and set times from Peña Pobre, Puerto Rico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Puerto_Rico):

Azimuth: 139.5° RISE 15:26

Max altitude: 22.2° TRANSIT 19:54

Azimuth: 220.5° SET 0:25

Name:	Peña Pobre, Puerto Rico
Latitude:	18° 12' 55.8" N
Longitude:	65° 49' 19.6" W
Timezone:	America/Puerto_Rico

Set Location

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