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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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Transit: 12:55 
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HR111

Altitude: -44.2°   Azimuth: 120.5°   Direction: East-South-East

HR111 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR111 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its reltive faintness, HR111 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR111 is 0.15 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR111 star
DSS2 image of HR111. The red arrow shows the motion of HR111 during the next 1000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR111

6.26
Hypergiant

HR111 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -44.2°
Azimuth: 120.5°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR111

HR111 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR111 are provided in the following table:

00h 28m 43s
-50° 31’ 58”
311.91°
-66.2°
Phoenix

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR111 in the sky:

Finder chart HR111 star
Simplified finder chart for HR111.

Visibility of HR111 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR111 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR111 from the Sun and relative movement

HR111 is distant 379.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

116.55 pc
379.95 ly
6 km/s
0.15 arcsec/year
-0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR111

HR111 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

0.93
K0III
4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR111 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR111. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR111

SAO232055
SAO232055