HR138

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:28 | Tran: 19:26 | Set: 22:25

Alt: 3.92° Az: 208.77° Direction: South-South-West

HR138 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR138 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, HR138 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 HR138. The red arrow shows the motion of HR138 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 34m 54s

Declination -29° 25’ 15”

Hour Angle 02h 13m 48s

Sidereal Time 02h 48m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 33m 41s

Declination -29° 33’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 0.01°

Galactic Latitude -85.4°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.37

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR138 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR138. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR138 is distant 496.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 152.44

Distance (light year) 496.95

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3059

SAO Catalogue SAO166367

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2661

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 156

FK5 Catalogue 1013

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR138 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.4° RISE 16:28

Max altitude: 9.1° TRANSIT 19:26

Azimuth: 240.6° SET 22:25

Set Location

Other stars in Sculptor