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λ Gruis (lambda Gruis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -62.74°   Az: 77.76°   Direction: East-North-East

λ Gruis is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Grus.

λ Gruis visual magnitude is 4.46. Because of its moderate brightness, λ 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.

Image of λ Gruis (lambda Gruis) star
DSS2 image of λ Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Gruis during the next 1000 years (-0.38 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 07m 38s
-39° 25’ 08”
14h 21m 40s
12h 29m 18s

J2000

22h 06m 06s
-39° 32’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

2.22°
-53.67°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ Gruis (lambda Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.46
Giant

0.06
K3III
4000K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Gruis is distant 246.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

75.76
246.97
39 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y
-0.124"/y

Alternative Designations

λ Gruis
(lambda Gruis)
SAO213543
SAO213543

Visibility from Your Location

λ Gruis (lambda Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK