HR16

Above the horizon. Rise: 18:59 | Tran: 0:13 | Set: 5:30

Alt: 25.10° Az: 148.89° Direction: South-South-East

HR16 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR16 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR16 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 HR16. The red arrow shows the motion of HR16 during the next 10000 years (-8.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 09m 33s

Declination -08° 41’ 10”

Hour Angle 22h 07m 00s

Sideral Time 22h 16m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 08m 17s

Declination -08° 49’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 91.79°

Galactic Latitude -69.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR16.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.94

Spectral Type G8

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR16 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR16. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR16 is distant 332.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 102.15

Distance (light year) 332.99

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.052 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD360

SAO Catalogue SAO128604

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP671

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 5

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR16 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.7° RISE 18:59

Max altitude: 29.8° TRANSIT 0:13

Azimuth: 261.3° SET 5:30

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus