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HR637

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -33.75°   Az: 130.93°   Direction: South-East

HR637 is a main-sequence star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR637 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR637 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.

Image of HR637 star
DSS2 image of HR637. The red arrow shows the motion of HR637 during the next 100 years (3.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.07 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 11m 20s
-50° 42’ 24”
18h 29m 07s
20h 40m 27s

J2000

02h 10m 25s
-50° 49’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

275.99°
-61.97°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR637.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.12
Main-sequence

5.93
K1V
5221K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR637 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR637. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR637 is distant 35.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 53 kilometers per second.

10.91
35.58
53 km/s
2.119 arcsec/y
0.641"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO232658
SAO232658

Visibility from Your Location

HR637 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK