Star profile

Lambda Lupi

Hot blue star

3D likeness based on its real data · class B · ~15,000 K

What is Lambda Lupi

Lambda Lupi burns roughly 777 light-years away inside Lupus, a southern constellation the ancient Greeks linked to a beast pierced in mid-air. This blue B-type star pours out far more energy than the Sun; the light now visible to the naked eye left its surface when Europe was barely beginning the Renaissance.

Where it is and when to see it

Lambda Lupi lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is May, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never rises above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 4° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 79° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 45° N.

It ranks no. 14 in brightness among the 74 stars of Lupus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpha Lupi, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 780 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Lambda Lupi

Constellation: Lupus
Apparent magnitude: 4.07
Distance: 776.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 227.211° · Dec -45.280°
Catalogue: HIP 74117 · HD 133955

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Other stars in Lupus

Lupus has 74 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 74 stars in Lupus