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Other stars in Phoenix
- Ankaa
- β Phoenicis
- γ Phoenicis
- ε Phoenicis
- Wurren
- κ Phoenicis
- δ Phoenicis
- η Phoenicis
- ψ Phoenicis
- μ Phoenicis
- ι Phoenicis
- HR8959
- λ1 Phoenicis
- HR574
- ν Phoenicis
- φ Phoenicis
- π Phoenicis
- χ Phoenicis
- σ Phoenicis
- υ Phoenicis
- ρ Phoenicis
- HR299
- HR408
- HR109
- HR519
- λ2 Phoenicis
- HR588
- HR140
- HR120
- HR6
- ξ Phoenicis
- τ Phoenicis
- HR209
- HR632
- HR659
- HR198
- HR541
- HR171
- HR8929
- HR9046
- HR148
- HR8993
- θ Phoenicis
- ω Phoenicis
- HR537
- HR202
- HR443
- HR524
- HR706
- HR119
- HR8910
- HR111
- HR411
- HR229
- HR447
- HR698
- HR435
- HR9001
- HR636
- HR23
- HR73
- HR686
- HR162
- HR350
- HR8920
- HR239
- HR501
- HR245
HR659
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -5.67°
Az: 159.21°
Direction: South-South-East
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR659.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR659 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK