HR9023

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:03 | Tran: 5:55 | Set: 16:42

Alt: 24.37° Az: 149.80° Direction: South

HR9023 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Tucana.

HR9023 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR9023 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR9023. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9023 during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 51m 05s

Declination -62° 41’ 51”

Hour Angle 18h 10m 54s

Sidereal Time 18h 01m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 49m 44s

Declination -62° 50’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 314.54°

Galactic Latitude -52.88°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.14

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9023 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR9023. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9023 is distant 635.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 194.93

Distance (light year) 635.48

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223444

SAO Catalogue SAO255578

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117507

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 4931

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR9023 rise, transit and set times from Springs, South Africa are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Johannesburg):

Azimuth: 152.7° RISE 19:03

Max altitude: 53.6° TRANSIT 5:55

Azimuth: 207.3° SET 16:42

Name:	Springs, South Africa
Latitude:	26° 15' 0.0" S
Longitude:	28° 23' 60.0" E
Timezone:	Africa/Johannesburg

Set Location

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