HR197

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:19 | Tran: 9:17 | Set: 13:15

Alt: -36.66° Az: 280.92° Direction: West

HR197 is a giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR197 visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, HR197 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 HR197. The red arrow shows the motion of HR197 during the next 10000 years (-11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 45m 59s

Declination -21° 52’ 02”

Hour Angle 08h 07m 40s

Sidereal Time 08h 53m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 44m 44s

Declination -22° 00’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 106.02°

Galactic Latitude -84.66°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.24

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 3.02

Spectral Type F1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR197 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR197. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR197 is distant 90.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 27.84

Distance (light year) 90.76

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.066 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.083"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4247

SAO Catalogue SAO166528

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3505

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 127

Gliese Catalogue Gl 31.3

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR197 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.9° RISE 5:19

Max altitude: 16.7° TRANSIT 9:17

Azimuth: 248.1° SET 13:15

Set Location

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