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δ Coronae Borealis (delta Coronae Borealis)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:17 | Tran: 22:45 | Set: 7:17
Alt: 64.32°   Az: 171.42°   Direction: South-South-West

δ Coronae Borealis is a variable giant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

δ Coronae Borealis visual magnitude is 4.63. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Coronae Borealis 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 Borealis (delta Coronae Borealis) star
DSS2 image of δ Coronae Borealis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Coronae Borealis during the next 10000 years (-12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 50m 40s
+25° 59’ 31”
23h 43m 30s
15h 34m 10s

J2000

15h 49m 35s
+26° 04’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

41.88°
50.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Coronae Borealis (delta Coronae Borealis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.63
Giant

1.10
G3III
5281K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Coronae Borealis is distant 165.40 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

50.74
165.40
-19 km/s
-0.076 arcsec/y
-0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Coronae Borealis
(delta Coronae Borealis)
10 Coronae Borealis
SAO84019
SAO84019

Visibility from Your Location

Today's δ Coronae Borealis (delta Coronae Borealis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.0°
Max altitude: 64.5°
Azimuth: 296.0°