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Tiaki - β Gruis (beta Gruis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -61.38°   Az: 98.02°   Direction: East

Tiaki, also designated as β Gruis (beta Gruis), is a variable giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Grus.

Tiaki visual magnitude is 2.1, making it the 59th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Tiaki is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Tiaki - β Gruis (beta Gruis) star
DSS2 image of Tiaki. The red arrow shows the motion of Tiaki during the next 1000 years (2.28 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 44m 10s
-46° 45’ 04”
14h 55m 16s
13h 39m 26s

J2000

22h 42m 40s
-46° 53’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

346.27°
-57.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Tiaki - β Gruis (beta Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.1
Giant

-1.49
M5III
3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Tiaki is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Tiaki is distant 170.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

52.16
170.06
2 km/s
0.137 arcsec/y
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Tiaki
β Gruis
(beta Gruis)
SAO231258
SAO231258

Visibility from Your Location

Tiaki - β Gruis (beta Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK