τ1 Gruis (tau1 Gruis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -36.48°
Az: 124.46°
Direction: South-East
τ1 Gruis is a hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Grus.
τ1 Gruis visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, τ1 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 τ1 Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of τ1 Gruis during the next
1000 years (3.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.30 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for τ1 Gruis (tau1 Gruis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for τ1 Gruis (tau1 Gruis).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where τ1 Gruis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of τ1 Gruis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
τ1 Gruis is distant 108.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
τ1 Gruis (tau1 Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK