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HR196

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 72.95°   Az: 65.84°   Direction: East-North-East

HR196 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR196 visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its faintness, HR196 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 HR196 star
DSS2 image of HR196. The red arrow shows the motion of HR196 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 46m 45s
+55° 21’ 36”
22h 07m 40s
22h 54m 25s

J2000

00h 45m 17s
+55° 13’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

122.05°
-7.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR196.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.42
Main-sequence

0.26
A2V
9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR196 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR196. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR196 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR196 double sysyem:

5.42
10.82
5.4
89 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR196 is distant 351.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

107.76
351.29
-9 km/s
-0.025 arcsec/y
0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO21677
SAO21677

Visibility from Your Location

HR196 is circumpolar and transits at 08:45 UTC (altitude: 86.1°)