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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 4:43 
Transit: 13:00 
Sunset: 21:17
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λ Coronae Australis (lambda Coronae Australis)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 1:42 | Tran: 2:11 | Set: 2:40
Alt: -63.42°   Az: 73.32°   Direction: East-North-East

λ Coronae Australis is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

λ Coronae Australis visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its faintness, λ Coronae Australis 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.

Image of λ Coronae Australis (lambda Coronae Australis) star
DSS2 image of λ Coronae Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Coronae Australis during the next 10000 years (0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 45m 31s
-38° 17’ 46”
14h 12m 23s
08h 57m 55s

J2000

18h 43m 46s
-38° 19’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

357.21°
-15.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Coronae Australis (lambda Coronae Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.13
Main-sequence

1.17
A2V
9125K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

5.13
9.63
4.5
29.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Coronae Australis is distant 201.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

61.92
201.86
-26 km/s
0.003 arcsec/y
-0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

λ Coronae Australis
(lambda Coronae Australis)
SAO210501
SAO210501

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 128.3°
Max altitude: 0.2°
Azimuth: 231.7°