HR600

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -65.54° Az: 141.20° Direction: South-West

HR600 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Hydrus.

HR600 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR600 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 HR600. The red arrow shows the motion of HR600 during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 00m 21s

Declination -65° 56’ 36”

Hour Angle 14h 38m 08s

Sidereal Time 16h 38m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 59m 41s

Declination -66° 03’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 292.34°

Galactic Latitude -49.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR600.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.51

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature 4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR600 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR600. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR600 is distant 427.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 131.23

Distance (light year) 427.82

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12477

SAO Catalogue SAO248476

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9318

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 125

FK5 Catalogue 2137

Visibility from Your Location

HR600 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Hydrus