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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
τ3 Gruis (tau3 Gruis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -25.02°
Az: 223.36°
Direction: South-West
τ3 Gruis is a star of spectral class A in the constellation of Grus.
τ3 Gruis visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, τ3 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 τ3 Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of τ3 Gruis during the next
10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for τ3 Gruis (tau3 Gruis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
τ3 Gruis is also a so called metallic star.The red dot in the diagram below shows where τ3 Gruis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of τ3 Gruis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
τ3 Gruis is distant 272.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
τ3 Gruis (tau3 Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK