ε Coronae Australis (epsilon Coronae Australis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:43 | Tran: 3:56 | Set: 5:09

Alt: 0.10° Az: 194.04° Direction: South-South-West

ε Coronae Australis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

ε Coronae Australis visual magnitude is 4.87. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 ε Coronae Australis (epsilon Coronae Australis) star

DSS2 image of ε Coronae Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Coronae Australis during the next 1000 years (-2.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 00m 26s

Declination -37° 04’ 16”

Hour Angle 01h 10m 47s

Sidereal Time 20h 11m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 58m 43s

Declination -37° 06’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 359.54°

Galactic Latitude -17.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Coronae Australis (epsilon Coronae Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.87

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.49

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature 6827K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Coronae Australis is distant 97.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 54 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 29.91

Distance (light year) 97.52

Radial Speed 54 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.132 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.105"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Coronae Australis
(epsilon Coronae Australis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD175813

SAO Catalogue SAO210781

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93174

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3713001

FK5 Catalogue 3512

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Eps CrA

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 127.1° RISE 2:43

Max altitude: 1.4° TRANSIT 3:56

Azimuth: 232.9° SET 5:09

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Australis