γ Coronae Australis (gamma Coronae Australis)

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:48 | Tran: 2:06 | Set: 3:20

Alt: -2.74° Az: 155.20° Direction: South

γ Coronae Australis is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

γ Coronae Australis visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, γ 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 γ Coronae Australis (gamma Coronae Australis) star

DSS2 image of γ Coronae Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Coronae Australis during the next 1000 years (1.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.57 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 08m 08s

Declination -37° 01’ 20”

Hour Angle 21h 53m 23s

Sidereal Time 17h 01m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 06m 25s

Declination -37° 03’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 0.16°

Galactic Latitude -18.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for γ Coronae Australis (gamma Coronae Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.99

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.73

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

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

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

Star System Properties

γ Coronae Australis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the γ Coronae Australis double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.99

Secondary star magnitude 5.09

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 1.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Coronae Australis is distant 58.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 17.89

Distance (light year) 58.33

Radial Speed -52 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.096 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.274"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation γ Coronae Australis
(gamma Coronae Australis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD177475

SAO Catalogue SAO210928

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3713048

Gliese Catalogue Gl 743.1B

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 127.0° RISE 0:48

Max altitude: 1.5° TRANSIT 2:06

Azimuth: 233.0° SET 3:20

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Australis