HR517

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:05 | Tran: 1:26 | Set: 4:44

Alt: -52.63° Az: 64.24° Direction: East-North-East

HR517 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR517 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR517 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 HR517. The red arrow shows the motion of HR517 during the next 1000 years (1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.87 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 47m 09s

Declination -27° 13’ 33”

Hour Angle 14h 31m 43s

Sideral Time 16h 18m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 46m 00s

Declination -27° 20’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 217.1°

Galactic Latitude -77.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR517.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.21

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.36

Temperature 7101K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR517 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR517. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR517 is distant 140.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.18

Distance (light year) 140.76

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.095 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10863

SAO Catalogue SAO167279

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8233

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 595

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR517 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.2° RISE 22:05

Max altitude: 11.3° TRANSIT 1:26

Azimuth: 242.8° SET 4:44

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax