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HR1216

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -21.71°   Az: 220.53°   Direction: South-West

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.

Image of HR1216 star
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

03h 54m 19s
-46° 49’ 16”
04h 07m 41s
08h 02m 00s

J2000

03h 53m 33s
-46° 53’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

254.43°
-49.37°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR1216 star
Simplified finder chart for HR1216.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.93
Giant

0.72
K2III
4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1216 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR 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.

110.38
359.82
-1 km/s
0.034 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO216540
SAO216540

Visibility from Your Location

HR1216 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK