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ξ Gruis (xi Gruis)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -56.46°   Az: 269.20°   Direction: West

ξ Gruis is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Grus.

ξ Gruis visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its faintness, ξ 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.

Image of ξ Gruis (xi Gruis) star
DSS2 image of ξ Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of ξ Gruis during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 33m 40s
-41° 04’ 01”
08h 51m 31s
06h 25m 12s

J2000

21h 32m 05s
-41° 10’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

0.56°
-47.08°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ξ Gruis (xi Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.29
Hypergiant

-0.06
K0III
4515K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ξ Gruis is distant 383.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

117.51
383.08
-8 km/s
0.018 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

ξ Gruis
(xi Gruis)
SAO230726
SAO230726

Visibility from Your Location

ξ Gruis (xi Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK