HR998

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -11.03° Az: 164.63° Direction: South-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.

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

Right Ascension 03h 18m 16s

Declination -47° 39’ 35”

Hour Angle 22h 29m 06s

Sidereal Time 01h 47m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 17m 26s

Declination -47° 45’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 258.81°

Galactic Latitude -54.94°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.04

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 4232K

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

Distance (parsec) 145.14

Distance (light year) 473.15

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20640

SAO Catalogue SAO216246

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15305

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 900

FK5 Catalogue 2233

Visibility from Your Location

HR998 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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