HR993

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:49 | Tran: 2:58 | Set: 6:03

Alt: -61.51° Az: 314.26° Direction: North-West

HR993 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR993 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR993 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 HR993. The red arrow shows the motion of HR993 during the next 1000 years (3.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 19m 05s

Declination -28° 42’ 27”

Hour Angle 10h 28m 19s

Sideral Time 13h 47m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 18m 02s

Declination -28° 47’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.61°

Galactic Latitude -57.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR993.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.95

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR993 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR993. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR993 is distant 201.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.96

Distance (light year) 201.98

Radial Speed 42 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.185 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20606

SAO Catalogue SAO168449

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15357

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 1216

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR993 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 118.7° RISE 23:49

Max altitude: 9.8° TRANSIT 2:58

Azimuth: 241.3° SET 6:03

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax