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λ Horologii (lambda Horologii)

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -77.88°   Az: 141.83°   Direction: South-East

λ Horologii is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Horologium.

λ Horologii visual magnitude is 5.35. Because of its faintness, λ Horologii 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 λ Horologii (lambda Horologii) star
DSS2 image of λ Horologii. The red arrow shows the motion of λ Horologii during the next 1000 years (-1.13 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.22 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 25m 35s
-60° 12’ 02”
13h 00m 33s
15h 26m 09s

J2000

02h 24m 53s
-60° 18’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

283.79°
-53.2°

Finder Chart

Finder chart λ Horologii (lambda Horologii) star
Simplified finder chart for λ Horologii (lambda Horologii).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.35
Giant

1.90
F2III
6934K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

λ Horologii is distant 159.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

49.02
159.80
6 km/s
-0.068 arcsec/y
-0.133"/y

Alternative Designations

λ Horologii
(lambda Horologii)
SAO248555
SAO248555

Visibility from Your Location

λ Horologii (lambda Horologii) is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK