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Other stars in Dorado
HR1960
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -33.72°
Az: 158.82°
Direction: South-South-East
HR1960 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Dorado.
HR1960 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR1960 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 HR1960. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1960 during the next
10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR1960.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1960 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1960.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR1960 is distant 855.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR1960 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK