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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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HR202

Altitude: -22.7°   Azimuth: 208.7°   Direction: South-South-West

HR202 is a giant star in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR202 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR202 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR202 is 0.23 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR202 star
DSS2 image of HR202. The red arrow shows the motion of HR202 during the next 1000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR202

6.15
Giant

HR202 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -22.7°
Azimuth: 208.7°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR202

HR202 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR202 are provided in the following table:

00h 45m 00s
-53° 42’ 54”
305.07°
-63.39°
Phoenix

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR202 in the sky:

Finder chart HR202 star
Simplified finder chart for HR202.

Visibility of HR202 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR202 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR202 from the Sun and relative movement

HR202 is distant 147.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

45.27 pc
147.58 ly
14 km/s
0.23 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR202

HR202 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

2.87
F7III
6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR202 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR202. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR202

SAO232168
SAO232168