HR703

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:57 | Tran: 8:27 | Set: 11:57

Alt: 12.27° Az: 170.62° Direction: South

HR703 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR703 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR703 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 HR703. The red arrow shows the motion of HR703 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 25m 28s

Declination -25° 43’ 58”

Hour Angle 23h 19m 17s

Sidereal Time 01h 44m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 24m 20s

Declination -25° 50’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 214.69°

Galactic Latitude -69.2°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR703 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR703. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR703 is distant 536.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 164.47

Distance (light year) 536.18

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14988

SAO Catalogue SAO167757

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11212

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 857

FK5 Catalogue 2163

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR703 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.7° RISE 4:57

Max altitude: 12.8° TRANSIT 8:27

Azimuth: 244.3° SET 11:57

Set Location

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