HR171

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -63.61° Az: 269.57° Direction: West

HR171 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR171 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR171 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 HR171. The red arrow shows the motion of HR171 during the next 10000 years (7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 41m 02s

Declination -44° 39’ 35”

Hour Angle 09h 25m 16s

Sidereal Time 10h 06m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 39m 51s

Declination -44° 47’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 309.65°

Galactic Latitude -72.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR171.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.17

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR171 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR171. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR171 is distant 303.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.02

Distance (light year) 303.26

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.045 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3750

SAO Catalogue SAO215185

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3137

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 201

Visibility from Your Location

HR171 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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