α-Lup (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , α-Lup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 0° above the horizon.

Name α-Lup
Object type Star
Other names
α-Lup
Alpha Lupi
HR 5469[1]
HD 129056
HIP 71860[5]
TYC 8283-4134-1[4]
Gaia EDR3- 5905821894507108864[6]
Position
Right ascension:14h41m55s [6]
Declination:−47°23'17" [6]
Constellation:Lupus
Magnitude:
Variable
2.29 (V) [3]
2.08 (BT) [2]
2.26 (VT) [2]
2.32 (G) [6]
2.82 (BP) [6]
2.58 (RP) [6]
Distance:142.5 parsec
464.4 lightyrs [5]
B-V Color (mag):-0.16
Proper motion (speed):31.6 mas/yr[5]
Proper motion (pos ang):221.5°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.48

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