HR636

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -44.56° Az: 251.35° Direction: West-South-West

HR636 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR636 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR636 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 HR636. The red arrow shows the motion of HR636 during the next 10000 years (9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 11m 04s

Declination -43° 41’ 54”

Hour Angle 07h 23m 52s

Sidereal Time 09h 34m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 10m 04s

Declination -43° 48’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 264.54°

Galactic Latitude -66.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR636.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.92

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR636 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR636. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR636 is distant 391.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 120.19

Distance (light year) 391.83

Radial Speed 41 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD13423

SAO Catalogue SAO215794

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10111

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-44 638

Visibility from Your Location

HR636 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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