g Sculptoris

The object was found in the following catalogues:
  1. The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version)

  2. SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog

  3. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog

catalogues and names g Scl, HR 8863, HD 219784, SAO 214444, FK5: 879
constellation Sculptor

data from The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version) (Hoffleit+, 1991)


object is infrared source (NASA merged infrared catalogue, Schmitz et al., 1978)

position, motion, parallax:

position (J2000) RA: 23h 18min 49,4sec DEC: -32° 31' 55''
position (J1900) RA: 23h 13min 25,5sec DEC: -33° 4' 36''
proper motion (J2000) RA: 0,019 arcsec/a DEC: -0,07 arcsec/a
radial velocity 16 km/s
trigonometric parallax 0,043 arcsec

magnitude

visual magnitude 4,41
(V on UBV Johnson system)

spectral / color information

spectral class K1III
B-V-magnitude 1,13
U-B-magnitude 1,06
R-I-magnitude 0,63

data from SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog (Myers+ 1997)

position, motion, parallax:

position (J2000) RA: 23h 18min 49,441sec DEC: -32° 31' 55,17'' ±0,06 arcsec source: 15
proper motion (J2000) RA: 0,0015 arcsec/a DEC: -0,07 arcsec/a source: 25
radial velocity 16 km/s source: 25
trigonometric parallax 0,043 ±0,004 arcsec source: 25
galactic coord. (B1950) longitude: 12,26° latitude: -69,25°
GCI unit vector (J2000) X: 0,829521 Y: -0,15066 Z: -0,53777

magnitude:

visual 4,41 (observed) source: 25
photovisual 4,5 source: 2

spectral information:

spectral class K0 source: 96
Morgan-Keenan K1III source: 25
B-magnitude 5,54 ±0,05 B-V-magnitude 1,13
U-magnitude 6,6 ±0,05 U-B-magnitude 1,06

sources:

2 HD and HDE Catalogs
Cannon, A.J., and E.C. Pickering, Harvard Annals, Vols 91-99, 1918-24, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; Cannon, A.J., Harvard Annals, Vol. 100, 1925-36, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University; and Cannon, A.J., and M. Walton Mayall, Harvard Annals, Vol. 112, 1949, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University
15 FK5, FK5 Extension and FK5 Supplement
Fricke, W., H. Schwan and T. Lederle, "Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), Part I. The Basic Fundamental Stars," Veroff. Astronomisches Recheninstitut, No. 32, Heidelberg, Germany, 1988, and Fricke, W., H. Schwan, and T.E. Corbin, "Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), Part II. The FK5 Extension," Veröff. Astronomisches Recheninstitut, No. 33, Heidelberg, Germany, 1991
25 Bright Star Catalogue, 5th edition
Hoffleit, D. and Warren, W.H. Jr., The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Edition, Version 2, 1994
96 SAO or HD/HDE Catalog
Reference from Value 1 or Reference from Value 2

data from Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog (SAO Staff 1966; USNO, ADC 1990)

position and proper motion:

position (J1950) RA: 23h 16min 7,705sec DEC: -32° 48' 16,84'' ±0,009 arcsec
position (J2000) RA: 23h 18min 49,464sec DEC: -32° 31' 55''
proper motion J1950 (FK4) RA: 0,0017 arcsec/a DEC: -0,064 arcsec/a ±0,002 arcsec/a in RA
±0,002 arcsec/a in DEC
proper motion J2000 (FK5) RA: 0,0017 arcsec/a DEC: -0,068 arcsec/a
source of proper motion data Determined by source catalog

magnitude:

visual 4,5 (accuracy: 2 decimals)
source of visual magnitude data Taken from the "Henry Draper Catalogue".

spectral information:

spectral class K0
source of spectral data Taken from the Henry Draper Catalogue or no spectrum in source catalog.

catalogues

source catalogue FK4, catalogue number: 879
Durchmusterung CD-3316476
Boss General Catalogue 32450
Henry Draper Catalogue 219784