HR9001

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:06 | Tran: 5:45 | Set: 12:20

Alt: -22.91° Az: 217.66° Direction: South-West

HR9001 is a giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR9001 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR9001 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 HR9001. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9001 during the next 1000 years (1.62 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.60 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 47m 21s

Declination -40° 02’ 26”

Hour Angle 08h 50m 43s

Sidereal Time 08h 38m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 46m 01s

Declination -40° 10’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 344.81°

Galactic Latitude -71.2°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.24

Spectral Type A7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9001 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR9001. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9001 is distant 212.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 65.27

Distance (light year) 212.79

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.097 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223011

SAO Catalogue SAO231769

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117219

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-4015239

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR9001 rise, transit and set times from Kigonsera, Tanzania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam):

Azimuth: 130.0° RISE 23:06

Max altitude: 60.8° TRANSIT 5:45

Azimuth: 230.0° SET 12:20

Name:	Kigonsera, Tanzania
Latitude:	10° 48' 0.0" S
Longitude:	35° 2' 60.0" E
Timezone:	Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Set Location

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