HR178

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:30 | Tran: 1:53 | Set: 10:12

Alt: 43.46° Az: 254.70° Direction: West-South-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 00h 42m 54s

Declination +24° 45’ 51”

Hour Angle 03h 21m 47s

Sideral Time 04h 04m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 41m 35s

Declination +24° 37’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 120.09°

Galactic Latitude -38.19°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR178.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.28

Spectral Type A7

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

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

Distance (parsec) 141.64

Distance (light year) 461.76

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.107 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3883

SAO Catalogue SAO74200

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3269

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 94

FK5 Catalogue 2044

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 258

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° RISE 17:30

Max altitude: 63.3° TRANSIT 1:53

Azimuth: 294.8° SET 10:12

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Andromeda