λ2 Sculptoris (lambda2 Sculptoris)

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:58 | Tran: 8:06 | Set: 11:14

Alt: -59.38° Az: 261.22° Direction: South-West

λ2 Sculptoris is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Sculptor.

λ2 Sculptoris visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, λ2 Sculptoris 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 λ2 Sculptoris (lambda2 Sculptoris) star

DSS2 image of λ2 Sculptoris. The red arrow shows the motion of λ2 Sculptoris during the next 1000 years (4.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.88 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 45m 25s

Declination -38° 16’ 57”

Hour Angle 09h 20m 27s

Sidereal Time 10h 05m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 44m 12s

Declination -38° 25’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.14°

Galactic Latitude -78.6°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for λ2 Sculptoris (lambda2 Sculptoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.61

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where λ2 Sculptoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of λ2 Sculptoris. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ2 Sculptoris is distant 372.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.16

Distance (light year) 372.15

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.244 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.113"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation λ2 Sculptoris
(lambda2 Sculptoris)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4211

SAO Catalogue SAO192703

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3456

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 181

FK5 Catalogue 26

Visibility from Your Location

Today's λ2 Sculptoris (lambda2 Sculptoris) rise, transit and set times from Kamas, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Denver):

Azimuth: 128.3° RISE 4:58

Max altitude: 11.1° TRANSIT 8:06

Azimuth: 231.7° SET 11:14

Name:	Kamas, United States
Latitude:	40° 38' 34.8" N
Longitude:	111° 16' 51.6" W
Timezone:	America/Denver

Set Location

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