HR148

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:06 | Tran: 6:46 | Set: 11:26

Alt: -5.80° Az: 215.03° Direction: South-West

HR148 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR148 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR148 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 HR148. The red arrow shows the motion of HR148 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 36m 44s

Declination -54° 40’ 54”

Hour Angle 05h 24m 05s

Sidereal Time 06h 00m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 35m 33s

Declination -54° 49’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 307.83°

Galactic Latitude -62.16°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.61

Spectral Type K0IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR148 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR148. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR148 is distant 253.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 77.64

Distance (light year) 253.11

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.054"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3303

SAO Catalogue SAO232099

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2789

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 117

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 219

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR148 rise, transit and set times from Perai, Gambia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Banjul):

Azimuth: 144.7° RISE 2:06

Max altitude: 21.9° TRANSIT 6:46

Azimuth: 215.3° SET 11:26

Name:	Perai, Gambia
Latitude:	13° 22' 59.9" N
Longitude:	14° 1' 59.9" W
Timezone:	Africa/Banjul

Set Location

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