HR257
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -28.49°
Az: 160.40°
Direction: South-South-East
HR257 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Tucana.
HR257 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR257 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 HR257. The red arrow shows the motion of HR257 during the next
10000 years (12.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR257.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR257 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR257.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR257 is distant 612.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR257 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK