HR196

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:34 | Tran: 5:50 | Set: 8:07

Alt: 1.74° Az: 15.19° Direction: North-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.

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

Right Ascension 00h 46m 45s

Declination +55° 21’ 38”

Hour Angle 22h 10m 14s

Sidereal Time 22h 56m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 45m 17s

Declination +55° 13’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 122.05°

Galactic Latitude -7.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR196.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.42

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.26

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

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

Main star magnitude 5.42

Secondary star magnitude 10.82

Magnitude difference 5.4

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 107.76

Distance (light year) 351.29

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4222

SAO Catalogue SAO21677

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3544

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+54 143

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS625

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR196 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 34.6° RISE 3:34

Max altitude: 4.9° TRANSIT 5:50

Azimuth: 325.4° SET 8:07

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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