HR320

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:19 | Tran: 1:06 | Set: 4:50

Alt: -25.62° Az: 263.23° Direction: West

HR320 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR320 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR320 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 HR320. The red arrow shows the motion of HR320 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 07m 19s

Declination -23° 51’ 37”

Hour Angle 06h 46m 58s

Sideral Time 07h 54m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 06m 07s

Declination -23° 59’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 170.31°

Galactic Latitude -85.44°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR320.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.98

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR320 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR320. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR320 is distant 350.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 107.41

Distance (light year) 350.16

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6559

SAO Catalogue SAO166799

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5170

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 484

FK5 Catalogue 1029

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR320 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.9° RISE 21:19

Max altitude: 14.7° TRANSIT 1:06

Azimuth: 246.1° SET 4:50

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus