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π2 Gruis (pi2 Gruis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -47.67°   Az: 250.71°   Direction: West-South-West

π2 Gruis is a double giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Grus.

π2 Gruis visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its faintness, π2 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 π2 Gruis (pi2 Gruis) star
DSS2 image of π2 Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of π2 Gruis during the next 1000 years (3.95 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 24m 37s
-45° 48’ 10”
07h 37m 01s
06h 01m 38s

J2000

22h 23m 08s
-45° 55’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

350.28°
-55.23°

Finder Chart

Finder chart π2 Gruis (pi2 Gruis) star
Simplified finder chart for π2 Gruis (pi2 Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.62
Giant

2.58
F3III
7101K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π2 Gruis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π2 Gruis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

π2 Gruis is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the π2 Gruis double sysyem:

5.62
11.02
5.4
4.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π2 Gruis is distant 132.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

40.62
132.41
20 km/s
0.237 arcsec/y
-0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

π2 Gruis
(pi2 Gruis)
SAO231111
SAO231111

Visibility from Your Location

π2 Gruis (pi2 Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK