HR304

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -63.20° Az: 138.50° Direction: South-West

HR304 is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR304 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR304 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 HR304. The red arrow shows the motion of HR304 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 03m 41s

Declination -65° 19’ 10”

Hour Angle 15h 02m 46s

Sidereal Time 16h 06m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 02m 42s

Declination -65° 27’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 301.05°

Galactic Latitude -51.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR304.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.75

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR304 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR304. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR304 is distant 802.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 246.31

Distance (light year) 802.96

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6311

SAO Catalogue SAO248308

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4879

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 80

General Catalogue of Variable Stars CC Tuc

Visibility from Your Location

HR304 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana