α Horologii (alpha Horologii)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -39.24° Az: 111.55° Direction: East-South-East

α Horologii is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Horologium.

α Horologii visual magnitude is 3.86. Because of its moderate brightness, α Horologii is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of α Horologii (alpha Horologii) star

DSS2 image of α Horologii. The red arrow shows the motion of α Horologii during the next 1000 years (0.77 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.48 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 14m 50s

Declination -42° 13’ 53”

Hour Angle 17h 06m 27s

Sidereal Time 21h 21m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 14m 00s

Declination -42° 17’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 246.88°

Galactic Latitude -46.41°

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Finder chart for α Horologii (alpha Horologii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.86

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.08

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where α Horologii is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of α Horologii. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

α Horologii is distant 117.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 35.91

Distance (light year) 117.06

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.046 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.209"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation α Horologii
(alpha Horologii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26967

SAO Catalogue SAO216710

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19747

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 1425

FK5 Catalogue 155

Visibility from Your Location

α Horologii (alpha Horologii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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