How to see it
Rukbat has a visual magnitude of about 3.95: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Rukbat: right ascension 19h 23m 53s, declination −40° 36′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Australis constellation (IAU figure CrA).
Catalog context
Rukbat. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation Alp Sgr, HIP 95347, HD 181869, Gaia DR3 6713727061309245952. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Australis (CrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6713727061309245952
- HIP
- 95347
- HD
- 181869
- gaia_dr3
- 6713727061309245952
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Alp Sgr
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.95