β Horologii (beta Horologii)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -46.85° Az: 219.69° Direction: South-West

β Horologii is a giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Horologium.

β Horologii visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, β 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 β Horologii (beta Horologii) star

DSS2 image of β Horologii. The red arrow shows the motion of β Horologii during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 59m 16s

Declination -63° 58’ 15”

Hour Angle 06h 22m 16s

Sidereal Time 09h 21m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 58m 47s

Declination -64° 04’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 282.85°

Galactic Latitude -47.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for β Horologii (beta Horologii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.08

Spectral Type A3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 8748K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

β Horologii is distant 313.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.15

Distance (light year) 313.46

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation β Horologii
(beta Horologii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18866

SAO Catalogue SAO248701

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13884

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 215

FK5 Catalogue 2212

Visibility from Your Location

β Horologii (beta Horologii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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