ε Sculptoris (epsilon Sculptoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:10 | Tran: 9:46 | Set: 13:22

Alt: -54.52° Az: 306.64° Direction: North-West

ε Sculptoris is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Sculptor.

ε Sculptoris visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, ε Sculptoris is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ε Sculptoris (epsilon Sculptoris) star

DSS2 image of ε Sculptoris. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Sculptoris during the next 1000 years (2.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.95 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 46m 49s

Declination -24° 55’ 33”

Hour Angle 09h 56m 23s

Sidereal Time 11h 43m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 45m 38s

Declination -25° 03’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.28°

Galactic Latitude -77.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Sculptoris (epsilon Sculptoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.31

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.12

Spectral Type F1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.39

Temperature 6934K

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

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

Star System Properties

ε Sculptoris 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 ε Sculptoris double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.31

Secondary star magnitude 8.51

Magnitude difference 3.2

Separation 4.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Sculptoris is distant 89.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 27.43

Distance (light year) 89.41

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.162 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Sculptoris
(epsilon Sculptoris)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10830

SAO Catalogue SAO167275

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8209

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 704

FK5 Catalogue 61

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1394

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 114.9° RISE 6:10

Max altitude: 13.6° TRANSIT 9:46

Azimuth: 245.1° SET 13:22

Set Location

Other stars in Sculptor