Aldhanab - γ Gruis (gamma Gruis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:10 | Tran: 7:18 | Set: 8:27

Alt: -22.93° Az: 238.42° Direction: West-South-West

Aldhanab, also designated as γ Gruis (gamma Gruis), is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Grus.

Aldhanab visual magnitude is 3.01. Because of its moderate brightness, Aldhanab is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Aldhanab - γ Gruis (gamma Gruis) star

DSS2 image of Aldhanab. The red arrow shows the motion of Aldhanab during the next 1000 years (1.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 55m 27s

Declination -37° 14’ 39”

Hour Angle 05h 21m 01s

Sidereal Time 03h 16m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 53m 55s

Declination -37° 21’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 6.11°

Galactic Latitude -51.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Aldhanab - γ Gruis (gamma Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.96

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Aldhanab is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of Aldhanab. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Aldhanab is distant 202.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 62.23

Distance (light year) 202.86

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.102 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Aldhanab

Bayer designation γ Gruis
(gamma Gruis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD207971

SAO Catalogue SAO213374

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP108085

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3714536

FK5 Catalogue 822

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Aldhanab - γ Gruis (gamma Gruis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.2° RISE 6:10

Max altitude: 1.3° TRANSIT 7:18

Azimuth: 232.8° SET 8:27

Set Location

Other stars in Grus