θ Mensae (theta Mensae)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -47.55°
Az: 195.11°
Direction: South-West
θ Mensae is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Mensa.
θ Mensae visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, θ Mensae 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 θ Mensae. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Mensae during the next
100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for θ Mensae (theta Mensae).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where θ Mensae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of θ Mensae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
θ Mensae is distant 355.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
θ Mensae (theta Mensae) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK