β Sculptoris (beta Sculptoris)
β Sculptoris is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Sculptor.
β Sculptoris visual magnitude is 4.37. Because of its moderate brightness, β Sculptoris 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.

Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
β Sculptoris is also a HgMnEu chemically peculiar star.The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Sculptoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
β Sculptoris is distant 178.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's β Sculptoris (beta Sculptoris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):