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HR9046

Altitude: -1.9°   Azimuth: 184.6°   Direction: South

HR9046 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Phoenix.

HR9046 visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its reltive faintness, HR9046 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR9046 is 0.368 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR9046 star
DSS2 image of HR9046. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9046 during the next 1000 years (6.13 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.47 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR9046

6.03
Sub-giant

HR9046 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -1.9°
Azimuth: 184.6°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR9046

HR9046 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR9046 are provided in the following table:

23h 54m 38s
-40° 17’ 59”
341.05°
-72.35°
Phoenix

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR9046 in the sky:

Finder chart HR9046 star
Simplified finder chart for HR9046.

Visibility of HR9046 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR9046 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR9046 from the Sun and relative movement

HR9046 is distant 90.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

27.89 pc
90.91 ly
-10 km/s
0.368 arcsec/year
0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR9046

HR9046 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

3.80
F8IV
6088K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9046 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR9046. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR9046

SAO231842
SAO231842