ρ Telescopii (rho Telescopii)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -71.96°
Az: 104.20°
Direction: South-South-West
ρ Telescopii is a main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Telescopium.
ρ Telescopii visual magnitude is 5.16. Because of its faintness, ρ Telescopii 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 ρ Telescopii. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Telescopii during the next
1000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.97 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ρ Telescopii (rho Telescopii).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ρ Telescopii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ρ Telescopii.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ρ Telescopii is distant 170.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ρ Telescopii (rho Telescopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK