υ Lupi (upsilon Lupi)
υ Lupi is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Lupus.
υ Lupi visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its reltive faintness, υ Lupi should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about υ Lupi:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of υ Lupi
υ Lupi is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of υ Lupi are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of υ Lupi in the sky:
Visibility of υ Lupi from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
υ Lupi (upsilon Lupi) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of υ Lupi
The image below is a photograph of υ Lupi from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of υ Lupi is -0.037 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.047 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of υ Lupi from the Sun and relative movement
υ Lupi is distant 384.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of υ Lupi
υ Lupi belongs to spectral class A0 υ Lupi is also a Si chemically peculiar star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where υ Lupi is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
υ Lupi star system properties
υ Lupi is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the υ Lupi double sysyem: