Star GQ Lupis
finder chart
Because the star GQ Lup(is) is currently
"in the news
at the time of this writing" a finder
star chart showing the position of this star which is host to the first image of
an ExtraSolar planet (a planet not in our solar system) is shown. The location of the star GQ Lupis is
highlighted on the
chart. The magnitude is slightly exaggerated so that it shows clearly at this
field of view. The star is actually quite faint at ~11th magnitude which
is much fainter than the naked eye can see!.
Below the chart is the data related to the star supplied by
TheSky6 Astronomy software..
Star GQ Lupis
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Object name: UCAC 2.0 Star
Magnitude: 11.10
2 MASS mag J: 8.605
2 MASS ID: 1297313815
2 MASS mag H: 7.702
2 MASS mag K: 7.096
Equatorial: RA: 15h 48m 52.58s Dec: -35°38'00.11"(current)
Equatorial 2000: RA: 15h 49m 12.11s Dec: -35°39'04.93"
Horizon: Azim: 96°59'42.29" Alt: -56°01'58.30"
Visibility: Rise 05:33, Set 12:48
Transit time: 09:10
Hour angle: -09h 08m 13.00s
Screen x,y: 402.00, 258.00
Proper Motion: -22.40, -22.20
Sidereal time: 06:41
Click distance: 0.0000
Celestial type: 0
Julian date: 2449718.7917
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