HR190

HR190 is a giant star in the constellation of Cetus.

HR190 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its reltive faintness, HR190 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR190:

Color of HR190 ⬤

Magnitude of HR190 6.02

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR190 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 25°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR190

HR190 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR190 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 00h 43m 50s

Declination J2000 -12° 00’ 42”

Galactic Longitude 115.84°

Galactic Latitude -74.78°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR190 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR190.

Visibility of HR190 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR190 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.0° RISE 4:21

Max altitude: 26.5° TRANSIT 9:17

Azimuth: 258.0° SET 14:13

RIGHT NOW HR190 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR190

The image below is a photograph of HR190 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR190 is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.204 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR190. The red arrow shows the motion of HR190 during the next 1000 years (0.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.40 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR190 from the Sun and relative movement

HR190 is distant 173.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.30 pc

Distance (light year) 173.77 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.204 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR190

HR190 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.39

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature of HR190 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR190 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR190. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR190

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4145

SAO Catalogue SAO147422

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3436

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 126

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus