How to see it
Kap Gru has a visual magnitude of about 4.77: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Kap Gru: right ascension 23h 4m 40s, declination −53° 57′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Tucana constellation (IAU figure Tuc).
Catalog context
Kap Gru. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 113957, HD 217902, Gaia DR3 6500265674867369344. In the SkyKeepsake Tucana (Tuc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6500265674867369344
- HIP
- 113957
- HD
- 217902
- gaia_dr3
- 6500265674867369344
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Kap Gru
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.77