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γ Trianguli Australis (gamma Trianguli Australis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -34.20°   Az: 197.09°   Direction: South-South-West

γ Trianguli Australis is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

γ Trianguli Australis visual magnitude is 2.89. Because of its brightness, γ Trianguli Australis is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of γ Trianguli Australis (gamma Trianguli Australis) star
DSS2 image of γ Trianguli Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of γ Trianguli Australis during the next 10000 years (-12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

15h 21m 15s
-68° 46’ 04”
02h 48m 38s
18h 09m 54s

J2000

15h 18m 54s
-68° 40’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

315.71°
-9.55°

Finder Chart

Finder chart γ Trianguli Australis (gamma Trianguli Australis) star
Simplified finder chart for γ Trianguli Australis (gamma Trianguli Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.89
Main-sequence

-0.85
A1V
10125K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

γ Trianguli Australis is distant 182.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

56.02
182.63
-3 km/s
-0.072 arcsec/y
-0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

γ Trianguli Australis
(gamma Trianguli Australis)
SAO253097
SAO253097

Visibility from Your Location

γ Trianguli Australis (gamma Trianguli Australis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK