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HR160

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -59.92°   Az: 137.24°   Direction: South-West

HR160 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR160 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR160 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 HR160 star
DSS2 image of HR160. The red arrow shows the motion of HR160 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 37m 43s
-64° 59’ 05”
15h 34m 21s
16h 12m 05s

J2000

00h 36m 37s
-65° 07’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

305.46°
-51.93°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR160.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.42
Giant

-0.06
K2III
4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR160 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR160. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR160 is distant 645.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

198.02
645.54
20 km/s
0.029 arcsec/y
-0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO248225
SAO248225

Visibility from Your Location

HR160 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK