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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:04 
Transit: 13:06 
Sunset: 21:07
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δ2 Telescopii (delta2 Telescopii)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -11.49°   Az: 156.65°   Direction: South-South-East

δ2 Telescopii is a giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Telescopium.

δ2 Telescopii visual magnitude is 5.07. Because of its faintness, δ2 Telescopii 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 δ2 Telescopii (delta2 Telescopii) star
DSS2 image of δ2 Telescopii. The red arrow shows the motion of δ2 Telescopii during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 33m 55s
-45° 44’ 12”
21h 44m 45s
16h 18m 40s

J2000

18h 32m 02s
-45° 45’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

349.23°
-15.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ2 Telescopii (delta2 Telescopii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.07
Giant

-2.60
B3III
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ2 Telescopii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of δ2 Telescopii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ2 Telescopii is distant 1,116.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

342.47
1,116.44
8 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

δ2 Telescopii
(delta2 Telescopii)
SAO229095
SAO229095

Visibility from Your Location

δ2 Telescopii (delta2 Telescopii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK