θ Coronae Australis (theta Coronae Australis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -13.08° Az: 215.17° Direction: South-West

θ Coronae Australis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

θ Coronae Australis visual magnitude is 4.64. Because of its moderate brightness, θ Coronae Australis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of θ Coronae Australis (theta Coronae Australis) star

DSS2 image of θ Coronae Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Coronae Australis during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 18h 35m 18s

Declination -42° 17’ 28”

Hour Angle 03h 17m 19s

Sidereal Time 21h 52m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 18h 33m 30s

Declination -42° 18’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 352.62°

Galactic Latitude -14.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Coronae Australis (theta Coronae Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.64

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.48

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Coronae Australis is distant 867.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 265.96

Distance (light year) 867.02

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Coronae Australis
(theta Coronae Australis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD170845

SAO Catalogue SAO229111

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP90982

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4213378

FK5 Catalogue 697

Visibility from Your Location

θ Coronae Australis (theta Coronae Australis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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