HR400

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:31 | Tran: 1:20 | Set: 4:05

Alt: 7.43° Az: 173.46° Direction: South

HR400 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR400 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR400 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 HR400. The red arrow shows the motion of HR400 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 24m 40s

Declination -30° 49’ 00”

Hour Angle 23h 29m 45s

Sideral Time 00h 54m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 23m 30s

Declination -30° 56’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.4°

Galactic Latitude -82.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR400.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.34

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR400 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR400. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR400 is distant 888.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 272.48

Distance (light year) 888.28

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8498

SAO Catalogue SAO193090

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6502

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 562

FK5 Catalogue 1036

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR400 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.8° RISE 22:31

Max altitude: 7.7° TRANSIT 1:20

Azimuth: 239.2° SET 4:05

Set Location

Other stars in Sculptor