HR156

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:38 | Tran: 1:56 | Set: 10:10

Alt: 3.89° Az: 55.03° Direction: North-East

HR156 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR156 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR156 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 HR156. The red arrow shows the motion of HR156 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 38m 25s

Declination +24° 08’ 59”

Hour Angle 16h 14m 33s

Sideral Time 16h 52m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 37m 07s

Declination +24° 00’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 118.74°

Galactic Latitude -38.74°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR156.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.42

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR156 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR156. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR156 is distant 334.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 102.56

Distance (light year) 334.36

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3411

SAO Catalogue SAO74148

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2926

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 84

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR156 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.9° RISE 17:38

Max altitude: 62.7° TRANSIT 1:56

Azimuth: 294.1° SET 10:10

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Andromeda