HR630

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:20 | Tran: 2:05 | Set: 5:47

Alt: -9.18° Az: 242.32° Direction: West-South-West

HR630 is a giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR630 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR630 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 HR630. The red arrow shows the motion of HR630 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 10m 42s

Declination -24° 13’ 46”

Hour Angle 04h 53m 53s

Sideral Time 07h 04m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 09m 34s

Declination -24° 20’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 208.31°

Galactic Latitude -72.2°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR630.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.51

Spectral Type F4III

Color Index (B-V) 0.29

Temperature 7526K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR630 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR630. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR630 is distant 202.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 62.23

Distance (light year) 202.86

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD13305

SAO Catalogue SAO167599

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10069

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 921

FK5 Catalogue 2147

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR630 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.2° RISE 22:20

Max altitude: 14.3° TRANSIT 2:05

Azimuth: 245.8° SET 5:47

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax