κ Gruis (kappa Gruis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -33.71°
Az: 136.06°
Direction: South-East
κ Gruis is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Grus.
κ Gruis visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, κ Gruis 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.
DSS2 image of κ Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Gruis during the next
1000 years (0.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.70 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for κ Gruis (kappa Gruis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for κ Gruis (kappa Gruis).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where κ Gruis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of κ Gruis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
κ Gruis is distant 389.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
κ Gruis (kappa Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK