HR173

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:05 | Tran: 7:50 | Set: 11:35

Alt: 14.54° Az: 172.59° Direction: South

HR173 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR173 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR173 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 HR173. The red arrow shows the motion of HR173 during the next 1000 years (10.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 41m 48s

Declination -23° 39’ 53”

Hour Angle 23h 28m 38s

Sidereal Time 00h 10m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 40m 32s

Declination -23° 48’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 85.79°

Galactic Latitude -85.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR173.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.86

Spectral Type G3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.7

Temperature 5602K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR173 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR173. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR173 is distant 93.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 53 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 28.56

Distance (light year) 93.09

Radial Speed -53 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.644 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.333"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3795

SAO Catalogue SAO166475

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3185

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 263

Gliese Catalogue Gl 27.2

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR173 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.7° RISE 4:05

Max altitude: 14.9° TRANSIT 7:50

Azimuth: 246.3° SET 11:35

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus