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θ Apodis (theta Apodis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -58.47°   Az: 160.58°   Direction: South

θ Apodis is a variable giant star of spectral class M6 in the constellation of Apus.

θ Apodis visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, θ Apodis 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 θ Apodis (theta Apodis) star
DSS2 image of θ Apodis. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Apodis during the next 1000 years (-1.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

14h 07m 54s
-76° 55’ 02”
15h 20m 44s
05h 28m 38s

J2000

14h 05m 19s
-76° 47’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

307.22°
-14.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Apodis (theta Apodis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.5
Giant

0.48
M6III
3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where θ Apodis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Apodis is distant 328.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

100.70
328.30
10 km/s
-0.094 arcsec/y
-0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Apodis
(theta Apodis)
SAO257112
SAO257112

Visibility from Your Location

θ Apodis (theta Apodis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK