HR209

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.75° Az: 257.03° Direction: West-South-West

HR209 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR209 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, HR209 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 HR209. The red arrow shows the motion of HR209 during the next 1000 years (3.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 46m 55s

Declination -47° 24’ 56”

Hour Angle 08h 39m 08s

Sidereal Time 09h 26m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 45m 45s

Declination -47° 33’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.68°

Galactic Latitude -69.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR209.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.93

Spectral Type G1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.64

Temperature 5815K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR209 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR209. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR209 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR209 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.8

Secondary star magnitude 13.5

Magnitude difference 7.7

Separation 14.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR209 is distant 48.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 14.94

Distance (light year) 48.71

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.184 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.086"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4391

SAO Catalogue SAO215232

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3583

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 176

Gliese Catalogue GJ 1021

Visibility from Your Location

HR209 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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