HR1216

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -17.41° Az: 146.43° Direction: South-South-East

HR1216 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Horologium.

HR1216 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR1216 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 HR1216. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1216 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 54m 20s

Declination -46° 49’ 11”

Hour Angle 20h 38m 11s

Sidereal Time 00h 32m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 53m 33s

Declination -46° 53’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 254.43°

Galactic Latitude -49.37°

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Finder chart for HR1216.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.72

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1216 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR1216. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1216 is distant 359.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.38

Distance (light year) 359.82

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24706

SAO Catalogue SAO216540

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18199

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 1187

FK5 Catalogue 1108

Visibility from Your Location

HR1216 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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