HR177

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 27.77° Az: 0.83° Direction: North

HR177 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR177 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR177 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 HR177. The red arrow shows the motion of HR177 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 43m 35s

Declination +66° 17’ 10”

Hour Angle 12h 07m 17s

Sidereal Time 12h 50m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 42m 03s

Declination +66° 08’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 121.98°

Galactic Latitude 3.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR177.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.11

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR177 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR177. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR177 is distant 503.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.32

Distance (light year) 503.09

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3856

SAO Catalogue SAO11336

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3299

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+65 83

FK5 Catalogue 2045

Visibility from Your Location

HR177 is circumpolar and transits at 09:21 UTC (altitude: 75.2°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia