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δ2 Gruis (delta2 Gruis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -27.76°   Az: 233.80°   Direction: South-West

δ2 Gruis is a variable and double giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Grus.

δ2 Gruis visual magnitude is 4.11. Because of its moderate brightness, δ2 Gruis 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 δ2 Gruis (delta2 Gruis) star
DSS2 image of δ2 Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of δ2 Gruis during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 31m 16s
-43° 37’ 06”
05h 22m 11s
03h 53m 28s

J2000

22h 29m 45s
-43° 44’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

353.28°
-57.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ2 Gruis (delta2 Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.11
Giant

-0.88
M4III
3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where δ2 Gruis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of δ2 Gruis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

δ2 Gruis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the δ2 Gruis double sysyem:

4.11
8.81
4.7
60.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ2 Gruis is distant 324.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

99.60
324.70
2 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

δ2 Gruis
(delta2 Gruis)
SAO231161
SAO231161

Visibility from Your Location

δ2 Gruis (delta2 Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK