Delta Coronae Australis is a single [7] star located in the southern constellation of Corona Australis. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.57. [2] The star is located about 174 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +21 km/s. [1]
This object is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K1III. [4] After exhausting the supply of hydrogen at its core, the star expanded off the main sequence and now has 11 [1] times the radius of the Sun. It is a red clump giant, [3] [5] which indicates it is on the horizontal branch and is generating energy through core helium fusion. The star is 2.8 [3] billion years old with 1.5 [3] times the mass of the Sun. It is radiating 55 [1] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,654 K. [1]
ο Sagittarii, Latinized as Omicron Sagittarii, is a single star in the constellation Sagittarius. It is yellow in hue and visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +3.77. The distance to this star is approximately 142 light years based on parallax. It is drifting further away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +26 km/s, having come to within 86 ly around a million years ago.
π Sculptoris, Latinized as Pi Sculptoris, is candidate astrometric binary star system in the southern constellation Sculptor, positioned near the eastern constellation border with Fornax. It has an orange hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.25. Based upon parallax measurements, the system is located at a distance of 66 light years from the Sun, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +14 km/s.
41 Aquarii is a double star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. 41 Aquarii is its Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.354. The pair are located at a distance of around 239 light-years from the Sun based on parallax, but are drifting closer with a radial velocity of –25 km/s.
20 Boötis is a single star in the northern constellation of Boötes, located 183 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.84. The star has a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.154 arc seconds per annum. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −8 km/s.
Nu1 Canis Majoris (ν1 Canis Majoris) is a binary star in the constellation Canis Major. It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.7. Based on parallax shift of 12.366 mas as seen from our orbit, this system is approximately 264 light years from the Sun.
27 Hydrae is a triple star system system in the equatorial constellation of Hydra, located 222 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.82. The system is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +25.6 km/s.
θ Librae, Latinised as Theta Librae, is a single star in the southern zodiac constellation of Libra, near the constellation border with Scorpius. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.14. The distance to this star is approximately 168 light years, as determined by parallax, and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 5 km/s. The position of this star near the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultations.
HR 6801 is a single star in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. It was designated as 1 Sagittarii by Flamsteed, but is now often referred to as 11 Sagittarii. Flamsteed's 11 Sgr actually refers to a different, much fainter star. The object is orange in hue and is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.96. The distance to this star is approximately 258 light years based on stellar parallax, and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +6 km/s.
1 Serpentis is a red giant in the constellation Virgo with an apparent magnitude of 5.5. It is a red clump giant, a cool horizontal branch star that is fusing helium in its core. It has expanded to over 13 times the radius of the Sun and although it is cooler at 4,581 K it is 77 times more luminous. It is 322 light years away.
Delta Piscis Austrini, Latinized from δ Piscis Austrini, is a yellow-hued star in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.175. There is a magnitude 9.86 common proper motion companion located at an angular separation of 5.2 arc seconds – the pair most likely form a binary star system. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 18.9796 mas as seen from the Gaia satellite, Delta Piscis Austrini is located 172 ± 2 light-years from the Sun.
HD 102350 is a single star in the constellation Centaurus. It has a yellow hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.11. The distance to this star is approximately 390 light years based on parallax, but it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −3 km/s. It has an absolute magnitude of −1.51.
Rho Gruis, a Latinization of ρ Gruis, is a solitary star in the southern constellation of Grus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.85. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 14.16 mas as seen from the Earth, the system is located about 230 light years from the Sun. It is drifting further away with a radial velocity of 31 km/s.
HD 85859 is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.88, which is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye. The distance to this star, as estimated from its annual parallax shift of 12.6 mas, is 259 light years. It is moving away from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 50.5 km/s.
75 Ceti is a single star in the equatorial constellation of Cetus with at least two planets. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.36. The star is located 268 light-years distant from the Sun, based on parallax, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −6 km/s.
Gamma2 Normae, Latinized from γ2 Nor, is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Norma. Its apparent magnitude is 4.02 – making it a faint star but visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 25.33 mas as seen from Earth, this star is located roughly 129 light years from the Sun. It is moving closer to the Sun with a radial velocity of −29 km/s.
Eta Normae, Latinized from η Normae, is a single star in the southern constellation of Norma. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, yellow-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.65. The distance to this star is about 219 light years, based on parallax. The Gamma Normids radiate from a position near this star.
HD 143787 is a single star in the southern constellation of Scorpius. It is a fifth magnitude star – apparent visual magnitude of 4.973, and hence is visible to the unaided eye. The distance to HD 143787 can be estimated from its annual parallax shift of 14.4 mas, yielding a separation of 227 light years. It is moving closer to Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −37.9 km/s, and should come within 106.4 ly in 1.2 million years.
ET Virginis is a single, red-hued star in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. It can be viewed with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.91. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 5.9 mas, it is located 560 light years away. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +18.6 km/s, having come within 177 ly of the Sun around 6.3 million years ago.
89 Virginis is a single star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo, located 234 light years from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.959. The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −39 km/s.
Phi4 Ceti is a solitary, orange-hued star in the equatorial constellation Cetus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.61. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 9.76 mas as seen from Earth, it is located approximately 334 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.10 due to interstellar dust, giving it an absolute magnitude of 0.70. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −19 km/s.