HR54

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:42 | Tran: 9:38 | Set: 11:35

Alt: -18.18° Az: 236.56° Direction: West-South-West

HR54 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR54 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR54 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 HR54. The red arrow shows the motion of HR54 during the next 10000 years (12.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 16m 14s

Declination -34° 45’ 48”

Hour Angle 04h 59m 12s

Sidereal Time 05h 15m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 14m 58s

Declination -34° 54’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 345.8°

Galactic Latitude -78.99°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.61

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR54 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR54. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR54 is distant 739.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 226.76

Distance (light year) 739.23

Radial Speed -52 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.073 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1089

SAO Catalogue SAO192418

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1195

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 65

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR54 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.8° RISE 7:42

Max altitude: 3.8° TRANSIT 9:38

Azimuth: 235.2° SET 11:35

Set Location

Other stars in Sculptor