HR199

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -36.35° Az: 147.31° Direction: South-South-East

HR199 is a double giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR199 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR199 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 HR199. The red arrow shows the motion of HR199 during the next 1000 years (2.38 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 45m 37s

Declination -62° 21’ 32”

Hour Angle 19h 21m 20s

Sidereal Time 20h 06m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 44m 32s

Declination -62° 29’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 304.31°

Galactic Latitude -54.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR199.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.45

Spectral Type F5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR199 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR199. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR199 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR199 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.07

Secondary star magnitude 7.87

Magnitude difference 1.8

Separation 2.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR199 is distant 274.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.10

Distance (light year) 274.18

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.143 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4294

SAO Catalogue SAO248243

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3489

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 72

Visibility from Your Location

HR199 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana