HR73

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -70.35° Az: 284.83° Direction: West-North-West

HR73 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR73 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR73 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 HR73. The red arrow shows the motion of HR73 during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 19m 56s

Declination -43° 05’ 48”

Hour Angle 10h 14m 15s

Sidereal Time 10h 34m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 18m 42s

Declination -43° 14’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 323.2°

Galactic Latitude -72.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR73.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.99

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.21

Temperature 4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR73 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR73. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR73 is distant 380.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 116.82

Distance (light year) 380.84

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1483

SAO Catalogue SAO215047

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1502

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 64

Visibility from Your Location

HR73 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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