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Sunset: 17:20
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HR178

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:28 | Tran: 14:47 | Set: 23:06
Alt: 52.93°   Az: 123.17°   Direction: East-South-East

HR178 is a variable star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR178 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR178 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.

Image of HR178 star
DSS2 image of HR178. The red arrow shows the motion of HR178 during the next 1000 years (1.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.27 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 42m 56s
+24° 46’ 00”
21h 44m 58s
22h 27m 54s

J2000

00h 41m 35s
+24° 37’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

120.09°
-38.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR178.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.04

0.28
A7
7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR178 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR178. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR178 is distant 461.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

141.64
461.76
-15 km/s
0.107 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO74200
SAO74200

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR178 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.2°
Max altitude: 63.3°
Azimuth: 294.8°