HR169

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -47.41° Az: 154.47° Direction: South-South-East

HR169 is a star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR169 visual magnitude is 6.85. Because of its faintness, HR169 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR169. The red arrow shows the motion of HR169 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 39m 38s

Declination -73° 00’ 04”

Hour Angle 18h 15m 06s

Sidereal Time 18h 54m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 38m 40s

Declination -73° 08’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 304.22°

Galactic Latitude -43.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR169.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.85

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.25

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR169 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR169. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR169 is distant 430.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 131.93

Distance (light year) 430.08

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3719

SAO Catalogue SAO255690

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3042

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-73 42

Visibility from Your Location

HR169 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana