HR239

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -57.65° Az: 265.81° Direction: West

HR239 is a variable giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR239 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR239 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 HR239. The red arrow shows the motion of HR239 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 51m 13s

Declination -43° 15’ 33”

Hour Angle 08h 51m 29s

Sidereal Time 09h 42m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 50m 03s

Declination -43° 23’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 303.82°

Galactic Latitude -73.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR239.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.55

Spectral Type A9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR239 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR239. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR239 is distant 316.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.99

Distance (light year) 316.20

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4849

SAO Catalogue SAO215254

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3903

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-44 216

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AZ Phe

Visibility from Your Location

HR239 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Phoenix