HR468

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -73.02° Az: 123.76° Direction: South-West

HR468 is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Hydrus.

HR468 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR468 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 HR468. The red arrow shows the motion of HR468 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 37m 40s

Declination -58° 08’ 29”

Hour Angle 13h 49m 31s

Sidereal Time 15h 27m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 36m 44s

Declination -58° 16’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 291.74°

Galactic Latitude -57.86°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.78

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR468 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR468. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR468 is distant 804.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 246.91

Distance (light year) 804.94

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10052

SAO Catalogue SAO232477

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7506

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 126

Visibility from Your Location

HR468 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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