HR959

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -61.94° Az: 213.53° Direction: South-West

HR959 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Hydrus.

HR959 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR959 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 HR959. The red arrow shows the motion of HR959 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 08m 01s

Declination -69° 10’ 07”

Hour Angle 08h 52m 15s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 07m 49s

Declination -69° 15’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 287.07°

Galactic Latitude -43.42°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.33

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR959 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR959. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR959 is distant 300.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.08

Distance (light year) 300.18

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD19940

SAO Catalogue SAO248742

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14547

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-69 174

Visibility from Your Location

HR959 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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