HR980

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:12 | Tran: 2:43 | Set: 6:11

Alt: -54.60° Az: 56.47° Direction: East-North-East

HR980 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR980 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR980 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 HR980. The red arrow shows the motion of HR980 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 16m 04s

Declination -26° 00’ 34”

Hour Angle 14h 09m 58s

Sidereal Time 17h 26m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 15m 00s

Declination -26° 06’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 219.41°

Galactic Latitude -58°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR980.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.12

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR980 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR980. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR980 is distant 547.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.07

Distance (light year) 547.90

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20293

SAO Catalogue SAO168406

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15125

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 1210

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR980 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.0° RISE 23:12

Max altitude: 12.5° TRANSIT 2:43

Azimuth: 244.0° SET 6:11

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax