φ Gruis (phi Gruis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -4.84° Az: 160.78° Direction: South-South-East

φ Gruis is a main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Grus.

φ Gruis visual magnitude is 5.53. Because of its faintness, φ 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.

DSS2 image of φ Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of φ Gruis during the next 1000 years (2.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 19m 31s

Declination -40° 41’ 19”

Hour Angle 22h 17m 29s

Sideral Time 21h 37m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 18m 09s

Declination -40° 49’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 351.44°

Galactic Latitude -66.43°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for φ Gruis (phi Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.53

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.83

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

φ Gruis is distant 112.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 34.61

Distance (light year) 112.84

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.136 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.128"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation φ Gruis
(phi Gruis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219693

SAO Catalogue SAO231539

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115054

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4115211

Gliese Catalogue NN 4330

Visibility from Your Location

φ Gruis (phi Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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