HR229

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -52.71° Az: 254.06° Direction: West-South-West

HR229 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR229 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR229 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 HR229. The red arrow shows the motion of HR229 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 50m 05s

Declination -46° 33’ 43”

Hour Angle 08h 08m 22s

Sidereal Time 08h 58m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 48m 56s

Declination -46° 41’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 304.21°

Galactic Latitude -70.42°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR229.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR229 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR229. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR229 is distant 388.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.05

Distance (light year) 388.10

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4737

SAO Catalogue SAO215245

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3807

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 229

FK5 Catalogue 2053

Visibility from Your Location

HR229 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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