HR120

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.99° Az: 231.40° Direction: South-West

HR120 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR120 visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, HR120 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 HR120. The red arrow shows the motion of HR120 during the next 1000 years (2.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 31m 39s

Declination -48° 04’ 28”

Hour Angle 05h 31m 05s

Sidereal Time 06h 02m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 30m 26s

Declination -48° 12’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 312.52°

Galactic Latitude -68.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR120.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.69

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.42

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR120 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR120. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR120 is distant 146.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 45.07

Distance (light year) 146.91

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.129 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.088"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD2726

SAO Catalogue SAO215119

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2383

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 102

Visibility from Your Location

HR120 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Phoenix