ζ Gruis (zeta Gruis)
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -59.01°
Az: 112.73°
Direction: East-South-East
ζ Gruis is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Grus.
ζ Gruis visual magnitude is 4.12. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ Gruis 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.
DSS2 image of ζ Gruis. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Gruis during the next
10000 years (-11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for ζ Gruis (zeta Gruis).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ζ Gruis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ζ Gruis.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ζ Gruis is distant 112.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ζ Gruis (zeta Gruis) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK