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Eta Lupi

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Eta Lupi
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Lupus
Right ascension 16h 00m 07.33s[1]
Declination −38° 23′ 48.2″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.41[2]
Spectral typeB2.5IV[3]

Eta Lupi is a star in the constellation Lupus. Its apparent magnitude is 3.41.[2] Located around 136 parsecs (440 ly) distant,[1] it is an blue subgiant of spectral type B2.5IV,[3] a star that has used up its core hydrogen and has begun to expand off the main-sequence.

References

  1. ^ a b c van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. ^ a b Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237: 0. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
  3. ^ a b "Eta Lupi". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 14 July 2015.