ρ Lupi (rho Lupi)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -42.91°
Az: 120.01°
Direction: East-South-East
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ρ Lupi (rho Lupi).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ρ Lupi (rho Lupi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK