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HR119

Altitude: -13.8°   Azimuth: 219.2°   Direction: South-West

HR119 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR119 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its reltive faintness, HR119 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 HR119 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR119 star
DSS2 image of HR119. The red arrow shows the motion of HR119 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR119

6.19
Giant

HR119 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -13.8°
Azimuth: 219.2°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR119

HR119 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 HR119 are provided in the following table:

00h 30m 27s
-40° 56’ 21”
318.97°
-75.53°
Phoenix

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR119 in the sky:

Finder chart HR119 star
Simplified finder chart for HR119.

Visibility of HR119 from your location

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

HR119 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR119 from the Sun and relative movement

HR119 is distant 419.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

128.70 pc
419.56 ly
-5 km/s
-0.001 arcsec/year
0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR119

HR119 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.64
F2III
7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR119 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR119. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR119

SAO215120
SAO215120