HR115

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:08 | Tran: 9:49 | Set: 14:31

Alt: -9.98° Az: 101.14° Direction: East

HR115 is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR115 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR115 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 HR115. The red arrow shows the motion of HR115 during the next 1000 years (2.40 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 31m 08s

Declination -14° 43’ 26”

Hour Angle 18h 09m 42s

Sidereal Time 18h 40m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 29m 51s

Declination -14° 51’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 99.58°

Galactic Latitude -76.75°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR115.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 3.01

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR115 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR115. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR115 is distant 138.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 42.34

Distance (light year) 138.02

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.144 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD2630

SAO Catalogue SAO147307

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2337

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 84

FK5 Catalogue 2030

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR115 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.7° RISE 5:08

Max altitude: 23.8° TRANSIT 9:49

Azimuth: 255.3° SET 14:31

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus