HR32

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -68.39° Az: 179.85° Direction: South

HR32 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR32 visual magnitude is 6.64. Because of its faintness, HR32 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR32. The red arrow shows the motion of HR32 during the next 1000 years (2.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.27 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 11m 49s

Declination -73° 05’ 12”

Hour Angle 12h 00m 45s

Sideral Time 12h 12m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 10m 38s

Declination -73° 13’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 306.98°

Galactic Latitude -43.58°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR32.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.64

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.53

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR32 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR32. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR32 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR32 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.64

Secondary star magnitude 7.74

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR32 is distant 216.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 66.40

Distance (light year) 216.47

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.123 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD661

SAO Catalogue SAO255642

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP865

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-73 4

Visibility from Your Location

HR32 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Tucana