HR443

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -49.17° Az: 252.77° Direction: West-South-West

HR443 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR443 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR443 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 HR443. The red arrow shows the motion of HR443 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 32m 42s

Declination -45° 26’ 51”

Hour Angle 07h 48m 26s

Sidereal Time 09h 21m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 31m 39s

Declination -45° 34’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 282.11°

Galactic Latitude -69.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR443.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.22

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR443 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR443. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR443 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR443 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.17

Secondary star magnitude 10.37

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 1.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR443 is distant 319.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 97.94

Distance (light year) 319.29

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD9414

SAO Catalogue SAO215539

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7115

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 420

Visibility from Your Location

HR443 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Phoenix