HR42

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:20 | Tran: 1:52 | Set: 5:21

Alt: -42.75° Az: 78.07° Direction: East-North-East

HR42 is a variable giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR42 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR42 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 HR42. The red arrow shows the motion of HR42 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 14m 57s

Declination -25° 53’ 05”

Hour Angle 15h 31m 58s

Sideral Time 15h 46m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 13m 42s

Declination -26° 01’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 38.28°

Galactic Latitude -81.49°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR42.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.52

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR42 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR42. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR42 is distant 1,012.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 310.56

Distance (light year) 1,012.42

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.069"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD942

SAO Catalogue SAO166130

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1096

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 56

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 96

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR42 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.9° RISE 22:20

Max altitude: 12.6° TRANSIT 1:52

Azimuth: 244.1° SET 5:21

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Sculptor