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ν Gruis (nu Gruis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -47.96°   Az: 96.65°   Direction: East

ν Gruis is a double giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Grus.

ν Gruis visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, ν Gruis 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 ν Gruis (nu Gruis) star
DSS2 image of ν Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Gruis during the next 1000 years (0.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.73 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 30m 06s
-39° 00’ 10”
15h 55m 25s
14h 25m 32s

J2000

22h 28m 39s
-39° 07’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

1.71°
-58.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Gruis (nu Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.47
Giant

0.94
G9III
4866K

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

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

Star System Properties

ν Gruis is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ν Gruis double sysyem:

5.47
12.47
7
27.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Gruis is distant 262.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

80.52
262.48
11 km/s
0.039 arcsec/y
-0.164"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Gruis
(nu Gruis)
SAO213850
SAO213850

Visibility from Your Location

ν Gruis (nu Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK