ξ Gruis (xi Gruis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -70.18° Az: 68.02° Direction: East-North-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 21h 33m 39s

Declination -41° 04’ 07”

Hour Angle 13h 38m 36s

Sideral Time 11h 12m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 32m 05s

Declination -41° 10’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 0.56°

Galactic Latitude -47.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ξ Gruis (xi Gruis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.29

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.06

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

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

Distance (parsec) 117.51

Distance (light year) 383.08

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ξ Gruis
(xi Gruis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD204783

SAO Catalogue SAO230726

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106327

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4114550

FK5 Catalogue 3719

Visibility from Your Location

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

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