HR706

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -39.88° Az: 251.61° Direction: West-South-West

HR706 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR706 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR706 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 HR706. The red arrow shows the motion of HR706 during the next 1000 years (3.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.85 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 25m 33s

Declination -40° 43’ 42”

Hour Angle 07h 04m 20s

Sidereal Time 09h 29m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 24m 33s

Declination -40° 50’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 254.5°

Galactic Latitude -66.45°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR706.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.71

Spectral Type G2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.66

Temperature 5742K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR706 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR706. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR706 is distant 101.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 31.20

Distance (light year) 101.72

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.222 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.111"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15064

SAO Catalogue SAO215892

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11231

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 681

Visibility from Your Location

HR706 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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