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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR128

Altitude: 47.8°   Azimuth: 285.1°   Direction: West-North-West

HR128 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR128 visual magnitude is 6.7. Because of its reltive faintness, HR128 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR128 is 0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR128 star
DSS2 image of HR128. The red arrow shows the motion of HR128 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR128

6.7
Main-sequence

HR128 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 47.8°
Azimuth: 285.1°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR128

HR128 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR128 are provided in the following table:

00h 32m 26s
+43° 29’ 40”
119.29°
-19.24°
Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR128 in the sky:

Finder chart HR128 star
Simplified finder chart for HR128.

Visibility of HR128 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR128 is circumpolar and transits at 09:37 UTC (altitude: 82.0°)

Distance of HR128 from the Sun and relative movement

HR128 is distant 657.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

201.61 pc
657.26 ly
-15 km/s
0.018 arcsec/year
-0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR128

HR128 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.18
A1V
10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR128 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR128. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR128

SAO36453
SAO36453