HR300

HR300 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR300 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR300 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR300:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR300

HR300 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR300 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR300 in the sky:

Visibility of HR300 from your location

Today's HR300 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR300

The image below is a photograph of HR300 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR300 is -0.114 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR300 from the Sun and relative movement

HR300 is distant 365.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 57 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR300

HR300 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR300 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR300