Alpha Lupi (α Lupi, α Lup), also named Uridim, [11] is a blue giant star, and the brightest star in the southern constellation of Lupus. According to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, its apparent visual magnitude of 2.3 [2] makes it readily visible to the naked eye …

Oct 21, 2024 · Alpha Lupi (α Lup) is a hot blue giant located approximately 460 light-years away in the southern constellation Lupus (the Wolf). With an apparent magnitude of 2.30, it is the brightest star in Lupus. It is one of the closest supernova candidates to the solar system.

α Lupi is a variable and double giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Lupus. α Lupi visual magnitude is 2.3. Because of its brightness, α Lupi is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be …

Dec 28, 2016 · It is a southern hemisphere constellation found between Centaurus and Scorpius, whose brightest star is Alpha Lupi, a blue-white giant located 460 light years away that shines with an apparent visual magnitude of 2.30.

Men is the brightest star in Lupus and the 75th in the night sky based on the Hipparcos 2007 apparent magnitude. Based on a parallax of 7.02, Men distance from Earth can be calculated at being 464.62 light years away or 168.07 parsecs.

Alpha Lupi. Alpha Lupi is the brightest star in the constellation of Lupus and has an apparent magnitude of 2.30. It is a blue-white giant star with the stellar classification B1.5III, and is also classified as a Beta Cephei variable.

Alpha Lupi is a blue-white giant star with the stellar classification B1.5III. It has a surface temperature of 24,550 K. The star is 10.1 times more massive than the Sun and about 18,200 times more luminous. It has an estimated age of only 16 – 20 million years.

Alpha Lupi (α Lupi, α Lup), also named Uridim, is a blue giant star, and the brightest star in the southern constellation of Lupus. According to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, its apparent visual magnitude of 2.3 makes it readily visible to the naked eye even from highly light-polluted locales.

The brightest star in Lupus is Alpha Lupi, also known as Men or Kakkab, which is a blue giant located approximately 460 light-years away. It shines at magnitude 2.30, making it relatively dim compared to the brightest stars in other constellations.

Alpha Lupi (α Lup), also known as Men, is a spectral class B1.5III star of magnitude 2.3 located in the constellation Lupus. α Lup is one of the brighter stars in Lupus and can be seen by the naked eye under dark skies or with binoculars.