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public  Tecalitlan, Messico Tecalitlan, Messico  ⓘ
TimezoneAmerica/Mexico_City
Sunrise: 6:20 
Transit: 12:57 
Sunset: 19:34
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HR998

Below the horizon.  Rise: 4:52 | Tran: 9:19 | Set: 13:47
Alt: -8.43°   Az: 137.75°   Direction: South-East

HR998 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Horologium.

HR998 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR998 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.

Image of HR998 star
DSS2 image of HR998. The red arrow shows the motion of HR998 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 18m 16s
-47° 39’ 33”
18h 36m 11s
21h 54m 27s

J2000

03h 17m 26s
-47° 45’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

258.81°
-54.94°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR998.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.85
Giant

0.04
K2III
4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR998 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR998. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR998 is distant 473.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

145.14
473.15
-9 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/y
0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO216246
SAO216246

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR998 rise, transit and set times from Tecalitlan, Messico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Mexico_City):

Azimuth: 137.7°
Max altitude: 22.9°
Azimuth: 222.3°