μ Coronae Australis (mu Coronae Australis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -32.60° Az: 244.45° Direction: West-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

Right Ascension 18h 49m 28s

Declination -40° 22’ 37”

Hour Angle 06h 15m 26s

Sideral Time 01h 04m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 47m 44s

Declination -40° 24’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 355.51°

Galactic Latitude -16.54°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for μ Coronae Australis (mu Coronae Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.24

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.16

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.78

Temperature 5342K

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

Distance (parsec) 120.48

Distance (light year) 392.77

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Coronae Australis
(mu Coronae Australis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD173540

SAO Catalogue SAO229285

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP92226

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4012807

FK5 Catalogue 3492

Visibility from Your Location

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

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