HR630

HR630 is a giant star in the constellation of Fornax.

HR630 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its reltive faintness, HR630 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 HR630:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR630

HR630 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR630 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR630 in the sky:

Visibility of HR630 from your location

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

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR630

The image below is a photograph of HR630 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 HR630 is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.044 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR630 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of HR630

HR630 belongs to spectral class F4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

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

Alternative designations of HR630