δ Horologii (delta Horologii)

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -63.51° Az: 276.62° Direction: West

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

Right Ascension 04h 11m 41s

Declination -41° 55’ 43”

Hour Angle 09h 33m 47s

Sidereal Time 13h 45m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 10m 50s

Declination -41° 59’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 246.5°

Galactic Latitude -47.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for δ Horologii (delta Horologii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.93

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.28

Spectral Type A9V

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

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

Distance (parsec) 53.73

Distance (light year) 175.17

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.196 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation δ Horologii
(delta Horologii)

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26612

SAO Catalogue SAO216682

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19515

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 1400

Visibility from Your Location

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

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