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Other stars in Horologium
HR1216
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -72.12°
Az: 85.37°
Direction: 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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR1216.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1216 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell 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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR1216 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK