ι Gruis (iota Gruis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -50.96°
Az: 255.12°
Direction: South-South-West
ι Gruis is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Grus.
ι Gruis visual magnitude is 3.9. Because of its moderate brightness, ι 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.
DSS2 image of ι Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Gruis during the next
1000 years (2.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ι Gruis (iota Gruis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ι Gruis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ι Gruis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ι Gruis is distant 184.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ι Gruis (iota Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK