μ Sculptoris (mu Sculptoris)

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:12 | Tran: 8:45 | Set: 11:18

Alt: 6.28° Az: 173.08° Direction: South

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

μ Sculptoris visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, μ 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 μ Sculptoris (mu Sculptoris) star

DSS2 image of μ Sculptoris. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Sculptoris during the next 10000 years (-14.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 41m 57s

Declination -31° 55’ 55”

Hour Angle 23h 27m 33s

Sidereal Time 23h 09m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 40m 38s

Declination -32° 04’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 10.86°

Galactic Latitude -73.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Sculptoris (mu Sculptoris).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.56

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Sculptoris is distant 290.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.13

Distance (light year) 290.55

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.089 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.055"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Sculptoris
(mu Sculptoris)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222433

SAO Catalogue SAO214701

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116820

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3217621

FK5 Catalogue 1618

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14661

Visibility from Your Location

Today's μ Sculptoris (mu Sculptoris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.9° RISE 6:12

Max altitude: 6.6° TRANSIT 8:45

Azimuth: 238.1° SET 11:18

Set Location

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