π Coronae Borealis (pi Coronae Borealis)

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:16 | Tran: 0:45 | Set: 10:18

Alt: 6.32° Az: 43.33° Direction: North-East

π Coronae Borealis is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Corona Borealis.

π Coronae Borealis visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, π Coronae Borealis 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 π Coronae Borealis (pi Coronae Borealis) star

DSS2 image of π Coronae Borealis. The red arrow shows the motion of π Coronae Borealis during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 15h 44m 59s

Declination +32° 26’ 13”

Hour Angle 15h 35m 38s

Sidereal Time 07h 20m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 15h 43m 59s

Declination +32° 30’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 51.87°

Galactic Latitude 52.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for π Coronae Borealis (pi Coronae Borealis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.56

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.15

Spectral Type G9

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of π Coronae Borealis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Coronae Borealis is distant 248.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.28

Distance (light year) 248.67

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Coronae Borealis
(pi Coronae Borealis)

Flamsteed designation 9 Coronae Borealis

Henry Draper Catalogue HD140716

SAO Catalogue SAO64870

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP77048

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 2621

FK5 Catalogue 3249

Visibility from Your Location

Today's π Coronae Borealis (pi Coronae Borealis) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.6° RISE 15:16

Max altitude: 71.0° TRANSIT 0:45

Azimuth: 302.4° SET 10:18

Set Location

Other stars in Corona Borealis