θ Pictoris (theta Pictoris)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -83.22° Az: 101.17° Direction: East

θ Pictoris is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Pictor.

θ Pictoris visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, θ Pictoris 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 Pictoris (theta Pictoris) star

DSS2 image of θ Pictoris. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Pictoris during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 05h 25m 20s

Declination -52° 17’ 41”

Hour Angle 12h 43m 40s

Sidereal Time 18h 09m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 05h 24m 46s

Declination -52° 18’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 259.56°

Galactic Latitude -34.18°

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Finder chart for θ Pictoris (theta Pictoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.20

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

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

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

Star System Properties

θ Pictoris is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the θ Pictoris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.27

Secondary star magnitude 6.77

Magnitude difference 0.5

Separation 38.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Pictoris is distant 533.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 163.67

Distance (light year) 533.55

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Pictoris
(theta Pictoris)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD35860

SAO Catalogue SAO233965

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP25303

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 718

Visibility from Your Location

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

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