HR281

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -22.77° Az: 171.60° Direction: South

HR281 is a star of spectral class A in the constellation of Tucana.

HR281 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR281 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 HR281. The red arrow shows the motion of HR281 during the next 10000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 59m 24s

Declination -60° 33’ 38”

Hour Angle 22h 56m 23s

Sidereal Time 23h 55m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 58m 22s

Declination -60° 41’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 301.4°

Galactic Latitude -56.41°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR281.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class

HR281 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude 0.07

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR281 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR281. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR281 is distant 557.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.94

Distance (light year) 557.26

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5771

SAO Catalogue SAO248293

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4563

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-61 50

Visibility from Your Location

HR281 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana