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δ Horologii (delta Horologii)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -71.40°   Az: 68.35°   Direction: East-North-East

δ Horologii is a main-sequence star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Horologium.

δ Horologii visual magnitude is 4.93. Because of its moderate brightness, δ 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 δ Horologii (delta Horologii) star
DSS2 image of δ Horologii. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Horologii during the next 1000 years (3.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 11m 41s
-41° 55’ 43”
13h 33m 56s
17h 45m 38s

J2000

04h 10m 50s
-41° 59’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

246.5°
-47.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Horologii (delta Horologii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.93
Main-sequence

1.28
A9V
7276K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

δ Horologii is distant 175.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

53.73
175.17
37 km/s
0.196 arcsec/y
0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

δ Horologii
(delta Horologii)
SAO216682
SAO216682

Visibility from Your Location

δ Horologii (delta Horologii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK