HR960

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -65.36° Az: 261.27° Direction: West

HR960 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Horologium.

HR960 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR960 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 HR960. The red arrow shows the motion of HR960 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 11m 16s

Declination -48° 38’ 20”

Hour Angle 09h 25m 40s

Sidereal Time 12h 36m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 10m 27s

Declination -48° 44’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 261.22°

Galactic Latitude -55.59°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.74

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR960 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR960. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR960 is distant 387.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.91

Distance (light year) 387.63

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD19948

SAO Catalogue SAO216197

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14749

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-49 884

Visibility from Your Location

HR960 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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