HR299

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -63.59° Az: 265.49° Direction: West

HR299 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR299 visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, HR299 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 HR299. The red arrow shows the motion of HR299 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 03m 56s

Declination -46° 15’ 49”

Hour Angle 09h 20m 25s

Sidereal Time 10h 24m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 02m 49s

Declination -46° 23’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 297.02°

Galactic Latitude -70.6°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR299.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.07

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR299 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR299. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR299 is distant 235.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 72.15

Distance (light year) 235.21

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6245

SAO Catalogue SAO215343

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4890

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 313

FK5 Catalogue 2065

Visibility from Your Location

HR299 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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