HR17
HR17 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Andromeda.
HR17 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its reltive faintness, HR17 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR17:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR17
HR17 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 HR17 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR17 in the sky:
Visibility of HR17 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR17 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR17
The image below is a photograph of HR17 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR17 is -0.1 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.145 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR17 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR17
HR17 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR17 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
