HR149

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:47 | Tran: 7:30 | Set: 16:10

Alt: 1.66° Az: 314.64° Direction: South-South-West

HR149 is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR149 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR149 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 HR149. The red arrow shows the motion of HR149 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 37m 41s

Declination +27° 23’ 40”

Hour Angle 08h 27m 03s

Sidereal Time 09h 04m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 36m 20s

Declination +27° 15’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 118.81°

Galactic Latitude -35.5°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class Giant

HR149 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.16

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR149 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR149. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR149 is distant 701.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 215.05

Distance (light year) 701.08

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3322

SAO Catalogue SAO74136

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2865

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 91

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 221

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR149 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.6° RISE 22:47

Max altitude: 65.9° TRANSIT 7:30

Azimuth: 297.4° SET 16:10

Set Location

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