HR9044

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:05 | Tran: 1:29 | Set: 4:50

Alt: -56.82° Az: 306.41° Direction: North-West

HR9044 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR9044 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR9044 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 HR9044. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9044 during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 55m 37s

Declination -26° 54’ 17”

Hour Angle 10h 01m 35s

Sideral Time 09h 57m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 54m 21s

Declination -27° 02’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 30.05°

Galactic Latitude -77.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR9044.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.52

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9044 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR9044. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR9044 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR9044 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 7.05

Magnitude difference 0.7

Separation 6.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9044 is distant 301.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.42

Distance (light year) 301.29

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223991

SAO Catalogue SAO192231

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117860

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2716479

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS17090

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR9044 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.9° RISE 22:05

Max altitude: 11.6° TRANSIT 1:29

Azimuth: 243.1° SET 4:50

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Sculptor