HR109

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -54.00° Az: 268.93° Direction: West

HR109 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR109 visual magnitude is 5.43. Because of its faintness, HR109 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR109. The red arrow shows the motion of HR109 during the next 1000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 29m 39s

Declination -39° 46’ 37”

Hour Angle 08h 40m 29s

Sidereal Time 09h 10m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 28m 26s

Declination -39° 54’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 321.94°

Galactic Latitude -76.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR109.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.43

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.09

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature 3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR109 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR109. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR109 is distant 414.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.23

Distance (light year) 414.76

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.13 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD2490

SAO Catalogue SAO215103

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2240

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 93

Visibility from Your Location

HR109 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Phoenix