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μ Coronae Australis (mu Coronae Australis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -5.73°   Az: 203.17°   Direction: South-South-West

μ Coronae Australis is a giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

μ Coronae Australis visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, μ 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 μ Coronae Australis (mu Coronae Australis) star
DSS2 image of μ Coronae Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Coronae Australis during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 49m 29s
-40° 22’ 35”
02h 03m 41s
20h 53m 11s

J2000

18h 47m 44s
-40° 24’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

355.51°
-16.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Coronae Australis (mu Coronae Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.24
Giant

-0.16
G5III
5342K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Coronae Australis is distant 392.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

120.48
392.77
-18 km/s
0.03 arcsec/y
-0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

μ Coronae Australis
(mu Coronae Australis)
SAO229285
SAO229285

Visibility from Your Location

μ Coronae Australis (mu Coronae Australis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK