η Sculptoris (eta Sculptoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:06 | Tran: 0:28 | Set: 2:54

Alt: -62.55° Az: 301.87° Direction: West-North-West

η Sculptoris is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Sculptor.

η Sculptoris visual magnitude is 4.81. Because of its moderate brightness, η Sculptoris 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 η Sculptoris (eta Sculptoris) star

DSS2 image of η Sculptoris. The red arrow shows the motion of η Sculptoris during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 29m 09s

Declination -32° 52’ 13”

Hour Angle 10h 08m 52s

Sideral Time 10h 38m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 27m 55s

Declination -33° 00’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 342.36°

Galactic Latitude -82.23°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for η Sculptoris (eta Sculptoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.81

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.32

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Sculptoris is distant 547.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.07

Distance (light year) 547.90

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η Sculptoris
(eta Sculptoris)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD2429

SAO Catalogue SAO192545

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2210

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 152

FK5 Catalogue 2026

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Eta Scl

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 122.9° RISE 22:06

Max altitude: 5.6° TRANSIT 0:28

Azimuth: 237.1° SET 2:54

Set Location

Other stars in Sculptor