β-Gru (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , β-Gru is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 1° above the horizon.
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Name
β-Gru
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h42m40s [2] |
| Declination: | −46°53'04" [2] |
| Constellation: | Grus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 2.12 (V) [2] 4.13 (BT) [2] 2.29 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 54.3 parsec 176.9 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.57 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 135.2 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 91.9° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.55 |
Sources