In Evidence
Detailed information about the discovery of Comet C/2025 J1 (Borisov) and pointers to useful resources to track and observe it. Read more...
Other stars in Grus
- Alnair
- Tiaki
- Aldhanab
- ε Gruis
- ι Gruis
- δ1 Gruis
- δ2 Gruis
- ζ Gruis
- θ Gruis
- λ Gruis
- μ1 Gruis
- η Gruis
- ρ Gruis
- μ2 Gruis
- ξ Gruis
- HR8501
- κ Gruis
- HR8685
- HR8366
- ν Gruis
- HR8379
- HR8657
- ο Gruis
- φ Gruis
- HR8236
- HR8323
- υ Gruis
- π2 Gruis
- HR8749
- τ3 Gruis
- HR8898
- HR8835
- HR8771
- HR8814
- HR8818
- HR8793
- σ2 Gruis
- HR8846
- HR8635
- τ1 Gruis
- HR8877
- HR8639
- HR8896
- HR8484
- HR8895
- HR8367
- HR8477
- σ1 Gruis
- HR8299
- HR8241
- HR8791
- HR8713
- HR8440
- HR8847
- HR8760
- HR8659
- HR8662
- HR8658
- π1 Gruis
- HR8611
- HR8671
- HR8828
σ1 Gruis (sigma1 Gruis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -43.17°
Az: 255.52°
Direction: West-South-West
σ1 Gruis is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Grus.
σ1 Gruis visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, σ1 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 σ1 Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of σ1 Gruis during the next
10000 years (8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for σ1 Gruis (sigma1 Gruis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where σ1 Gruis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of σ1 Gruis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
σ1 Gruis is distant 226.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
σ1 Gruis (sigma1 Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK