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public  Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Tokyo
Sunrise: 4:55 
Transit: 12:05 
Sunset: 19:16
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HR239

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:44 | Tran: 6:04 | Set: 9:28
Alt: -5.63°   Az: 220.05°   Direction: South-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.

Image of HR239 star
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

00h 51m 15s
-43° 15’ 22”
04h 06m 10s
04h 57m 25s

J2000

00h 50m 03s
-43° 23’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

303.82°
-73.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR239.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.48
Giant

1.55
A9III
7526K

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

HR 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.

96.99
316.20
15 km/s
0.011 arcsec/y
0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO215254
SAO215254

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR239 rise, transit and set times from Narutochō-mitsuishi, Japan are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Tokyo):

Azimuth: 133.3°
Max altitude: 12.5°
Azimuth: 226.7°