HR17

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:23 | Tran: 7:03 | Set: 17:39

Alt: 31.91° Az: 290.49° Direction: South

HR17 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR17 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR17 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 HR17. The red arrow shows the motion of HR17 during the next 1000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.42 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 10m 00s

Declination +36° 46’ 06”

Hour Angle 05h 32m 16s

Sidereal Time 05h 42m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 08m 40s

Declination +36° 37’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 113.45°

Galactic Latitude -25.45°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR17.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.59

Spectral Type F8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR17 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR17. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR17 is distant 107.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 33.05

Distance (light year) 107.73

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.1 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.145"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD400

SAO Catalogue SAO53677

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP699

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 8

Gliese Catalogue Gl 6

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR17 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.2° RISE 20:23

Max altitude: 75.3° TRANSIT 7:03

Azimuth: 306.8° SET 17:39

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda