HR998

HR998 is a giant star in the constellation of Horologium.

HR998 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its reltive faintness, HR998 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR998:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR998

HR998 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR998 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR998 in the sky:

Visibility of HR998 from your location

HR998 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR998

The image below is a photograph of HR998 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR998 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR998 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of HR998

HR998 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

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

Alternative designations of HR998