HR174

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:07 | Tran: 6:56 | Set: 12:49

Alt: -59.93° Az: 319.82° Direction: North-West

HR174 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR174 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR174 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 HR174. The red arrow shows the motion of HR174 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 42m 00s

Declination -04° 12’ 44”

Hour Angle 10h 44m 20s

Sidereal Time 11h 26m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 40m 42s

Declination -04° 21’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 116.05°

Galactic Latitude -67.08°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.33

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR174 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR174. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR174 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR174 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.91

Secondary star magnitude 8.41

Magnitude difference 2.5

Separation 64.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR174 is distant 575.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 176.68

Distance (light year) 575.97

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3807

SAO Catalogue SAO128891

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3193

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 101

FK5 Catalogue 2042

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR174 rise, transit and set times from Gusong, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 94.2° RISE 1:07

Max altitude: 57.5° TRANSIT 6:56

Azimuth: 265.8° SET 12:49

Name:	Gusong, China
Latitude:	28° 18' 47.9" N
Longitude:	105° 14' 16.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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