HR659

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -44.94° Az: 256.35° Direction: West-South-West

HR659 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR659 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR659 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 HR659. The red arrow shows the motion of HR659 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 15m 32s

Declination -41° 03’ 04”

Hour Angle 07h 36m 49s

Sidereal Time 09h 52m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 14m 31s

Declination -41° 10’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 257.7°

Galactic Latitude -67.91°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.86

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR659 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR659. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR659 is distant 333.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 102.35

Distance (light year) 333.67

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD13940

SAO Catalogue SAO215831

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10440

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 621

FK5 Catalogue 1060

Visibility from Your Location

HR659 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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