The star α-Lup
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band 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.
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Name
α-Lup
|
Object Type
Star
|
Position
| Constellation: | Lupus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.29 (V) [2] 2.08 (BT) [1] 2.26 (VT) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.16 |
| Right ascension: | 14h41m55s [2] |
| Declination: | -47°23'17" [2] |
| Distance: | 142.5 parsec 464.4 lightyrs [3] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 31.6 mas/yr [3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 221.5° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.48 |