HR554

HR554 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Fornax.

HR554 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR554 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR554:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR554

HR554 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR554 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR554 in the sky:

Visibility of HR554 from your location

HR554 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR554

The image below is a photograph of HR554 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR554 is 0.131 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR554 from the Sun and relative movement

HR554 is distant 378.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR554

HR554 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR554 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR554