β Scuti (beta Scuti)

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:18 | Tran: 3:56 | Set: 9:30

Alt: 33.80° Az: 180.69° Direction: South

β Scuti is a bright giant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Scutum.

β Scuti visual magnitude is 4.22. Because of its moderate brightness, β Scuti 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.

DSS2 image of β Scuti. The red arrow shows the motion of β Scuti during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 48m 31s

Declination -04° 43’ 06”

Hour Angle 00h 02m 17s

Sidereal Time 18h 50m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 47m 10s

Declination -04° 44’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 28.22°

Galactic Latitude -1.22°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for β Scuti (beta Scuti).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.22

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.41

Spectral Type G4II

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

β Scuti is distant 689.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 211.42

Distance (light year) 689.22

Radial Speed -22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation β Scuti
(beta Scuti)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD173764

SAO Catalogue SAO142618

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92175

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 4582

FK5 Catalogue 1489

Visibility from Your Location

Today's β Scuti (beta Scuti) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.7° RISE 22:18

Max altitude: 33.8° TRANSIT 3:56

Azimuth: 265.3° SET 9:30

Set Location

Other stars in Scutum