Its story
Xi Gru has a visual magnitude of about 4.98: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for Xi Gru: right ascension 21h 32m 6s, declination −41° 10′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Xi Gru. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 106327, HD 204783, Gaia DR3 6579272663428693248. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 106327
- Right ascension
- 21h 32m 06s
- Declination
- −41° 10′ 45″
- Magnitude
- 4.98
- Distance
- ≈ 429 ly
Data: gaia-dr3