α-Lup (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , α-Lup is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
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Name
α-Lup
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Object type
Star
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Other names
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 |
Sources