δ Coronae Australis (delta Coronae Australis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -77.95° Az: 333.42° Direction: North-North-West

δ Coronae Australis is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

δ Coronae Australis visual magnitude is 4.59. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Coronae Australis 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 δ Coronae Australis (delta Coronae Australis) star

DSS2 image of δ Coronae Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Coronae Australis during the next 10000 years (6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 10m 04s

Declination -40° 27’ 20”

Hour Angle 11h 31m 47s

Sideral Time 06h 41m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 08m 20s

Declination -40° 29’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 356.86°

Galactic Latitude -20.24°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for δ Coronae Australis (delta Coronae Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.59

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.95

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Coronae Australis is distant 174.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.56

Distance (light year) 174.61

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Coronae Australis
(delta Coronae Australis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD177873

SAO Catalogue SAO229513

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP94005

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4013061

Visibility from Your Location

δ Coronae Australis (delta Coronae Australis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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