β Coronae Australis (beta Coronae Australis)

β Coronae Australis is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Corona Australis.

β Coronae Australis visual magnitude is 4.11. Because of its moderate brightness, β Coronae Australis should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of β Coronae Australis is 0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.038 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about β Coronae Australis

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of β Coronae Australis

β Coronae Australis is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of β Coronae Australis are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of β Coronae Australis in the sky:

Visibility of β Coronae Australis from your location

β Coronae Australis (beta Coronae Australis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of β Coronae Australis from the Sun and relative movement

β Coronae Australis is distant 507.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of β Coronae Australis

β Coronae Australis belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a hypergiant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Coronae Australis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of β Coronae Australis