ζ Coronae Australis (zeta Coronae Australis)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -76.19° Az: 52.80° Direction: North-East

ζ Coronae Australis is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Corona Australis.

ζ Coronae Australis visual magnitude is 4.75. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ Coronae Australis is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of ζ Coronae Australis (zeta Coronae Australis) star

DSS2 image of ζ Coronae Australis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Coronae Australis during the next 10000 years (10.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 04m 51s

Declination -42° 03’ 26”

Hour Angle 12h 59m 21s

Sideral Time 08h 04m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 03m 06s

Declination -42° 05’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 354.91°

Galactic Latitude -19.83°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ζ Coronae Australis (zeta Coronae Australis).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.75

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.00

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Coronae Australis. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Coronae Australis is distant 183.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 56.34

Distance (light year) 183.66

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.061 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ζ Coronae Australis
(zeta Coronae Australis)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD176638

SAO Catalogue SAO229461

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP93542

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4213855

FK5 Catalogue 3519

Visibility from Your Location

ζ Coronae Australis (zeta Coronae Australis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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