In Evidence
Other stars in Sculptor
- α Sculptoris
- β Sculptoris
- γ Sculptoris
- δ Sculptoris
- η Sculptoris
- ζ Sculptoris
- ι Sculptoris
- θ Sculptoris
- π Sculptoris
- ε Sculptoris
- μ Sculptoris
- κ2 Sculptoris
- κ1 Sculptoris
- σ Sculptoris
- HR445
- HR138
- ξ Sculptoris
- HR8802
- HR9073
- HR8883
- HR57
- HR13
- τ Sculptoris
- HR498
- HR423
- HR441
- HR400
- HR8813
- λ2 Sculptoris
- HR359
- HR436
- HR42
- HR471
- HR102
- λ1 Sculptoris
- HR268
- HR9049
- HR453
- HR494
- HR54
- HR8999
- HR9058
- HR300
- HR43
- HR8914
- HR9044
- HR8871
- HR9026
- HR8823
- HR8956
- HR358
- HR89
- HR116
- HR431
- HR323
- HR170
- HR474
- HR9050
β Sculptoris (beta Sculptoris)
β Sculptoris is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Sculptor.
β Sculptoris visual magnitude is 4.37. Because of its moderate brightness, β Sculptoris 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.
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
β Sculptoris is also a HgMnEu chemically peculiar star.The red dot in the diagram below shows where β Sculptoris is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
β Sculptoris is distant 178.34 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's β Sculptoris (beta Sculptoris) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):