HR700

HR700 is a giant star in the constellation of Fornax.

HR700 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its reltive faintness, HR700 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR700:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR700

HR700 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR700 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR700 in the sky:

Visibility of HR700 from your location

Today's HR700 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR700

The image below is a photograph of HR700 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR700 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.037 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR700 from the Sun and relative movement

HR700 is distant 1,172.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR700

HR700 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR700 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR700