ξ Sculptoris (xi Sculptoris)

ξ Sculptoris is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Sculptor.

ξ Sculptoris visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its reltive faintness, ξ Sculptoris should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ξ Sculptoris:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ξ Sculptoris

ξ Sculptoris is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ξ Sculptoris are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ξ Sculptoris in the sky:

Visibility of ξ Sculptoris from your location

ξ Sculptoris (xi Sculptoris) is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of ξ Sculptoris

The image below is a photograph of ξ Sculptoris from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ξ Sculptoris is 0.069 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.045 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of ξ Sculptoris from the Sun and relative movement

ξ Sculptoris is distant 628.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of ξ Sculptoris

ξ Sculptoris belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

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

Alternative designations of ξ Sculptoris