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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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HR632

Altitude: -36.1°   Azimuth: 116.9°   Direction: East-South-East

HR632 is a giant star in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR632 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its reltive faintness, HR632 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR632 is -0.048 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.053 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR632 star
DSS2 image of HR632. The red arrow shows the motion of HR632 during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR632

5.85
Giant

HR632 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -36.1°
Azimuth: 116.9°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR632

HR632 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR632 are provided in the following table:

02h 09m 09s
-43° 31’ 00”
264.22°
-67.31°
Phoenix

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR632 in the sky:

Finder chart HR632 star
Simplified finder chart for HR632.

Visibility of HR632 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR632 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR632 from the Sun and relative movement

HR632 is distant 573.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

176.06 pc
573.94 ly
-26 km/s
-0.048 arcsec/year
-0.053 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR632

HR632 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.38
K1III
4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR632 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR632. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR632

SAO215785
SAO215785