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ε Gruis (epsilon Gruis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -49.88°   Az: 116.79°   Direction: East-South-East

ε Gruis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Grus.

ε Gruis visual magnitude is 3.49. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 ε Gruis (epsilon Gruis) star
DSS2 image of ε Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Gruis during the next 1000 years (1.80 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 50m 01s
-51° 11’ 09”
16h 26m 22s
15h 16m 24s

J2000

22h 48m 33s
-51° 19’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

338.31°
-56.53°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ε Gruis (epsilon Gruis) star
Simplified finder chart for ε Gruis (epsilon Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.49
Main-sequence

0.49
A3V
9226K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Gruis is distant 129.57 light years from the Sun

39.75
129.57
0.108 arcsec/y
-0.071"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Gruis
(epsilon Gruis)
SAO247593
SAO247593

Visibility from Your Location

ε Gruis (epsilon Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK