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θ Trianguli Australis (theta Trianguli Australis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -27.25°   Az: 175.57°   Direction: South

θ Trianguli Australis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Triangulum Australe.

θ Trianguli Australis visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, θ Trianguli Australis 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 θ Trianguli Australis (theta Trianguli Australis) star
DSS2 image of θ Trianguli Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Trianguli Australis during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 38m 08s
-65° 32’ 38”
23h 21m 51s
15h 59m 59s

J2000

16h 35m 44s
-65° 29’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

323.54°
-12.06°

Finder Chart

Finder chart θ Trianguli Australis (theta Trianguli Australis) star
Simplified finder chart for θ Trianguli Australis (theta Trianguli Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.52
Giant

0.51
G8III
4917K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Trianguli Australis is distant 327.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

100.60
327.97
10 km/s
0.032 arcsec/y
-0.029"/y

Alternative Designations

θ Trianguli Australis
(theta Trianguli Australis)
SAO253614
SAO253614

Visibility from Your Location

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