Beta Gruis (HIP 112122)
Beta Gruis is a red giant star in the constellation Grus. At 177 light years away, it is the 59th brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 2.07. It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 34.7 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,100 and 27,300 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 22h 42.7m, Dec -46° 52.8'
