HR198

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -66.68° Az: 279.89° Direction: West

HR198 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR198 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR198 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 HR198. The red arrow shows the motion of HR198 during the next 1000 years (-1.43 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.70 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 46m 07s

Declination -42° 32’ 25”

Hour Angle 09h 52m 10s

Sidereal Time 10h 38m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 44m 57s

Declination -42° 40’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 307.36°

Galactic Latitude -74.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR198.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.82

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.28

Temperature 7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR198 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR198. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR198 is distant 217.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 66.62

Distance (light year) 217.19

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.086 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.102"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4293

SAO Catalogue SAO215221

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3521

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 207

FK5 Catalogue 1017

Visibility from Your Location

HR198 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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