Astronomy and Space

Alpha Lupi

Alpha Lupi (α Lupi, α Lup), also named Uridim, is a binary 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. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, the star is around 460 light-years (140 parsecs) from the Solar System. It is one of the nearest supernova candidates.

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See also

• ▸Beta Aquarii
• ▸Bengal
• ▸ESTRACK

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