HR201

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:04 | Tran: 7:39 | Set: 13:15

Alt: -22.63° Az: 292.80° Direction: South

HR201 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR201 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR201 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 HR201. The red arrow shows the motion of HR201 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 46m 41s

Declination -04° 29’ 24”

Hour Angle 08h 05m 38s

Sidereal Time 08h 52m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 45m 24s

Declination -04° 37’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 119°

Galactic Latitude -67.46°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.52

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR201 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR201. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR201 is distant 1,112.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 341.30

Distance (light year) 1,112.63

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4301

SAO Catalogue SAO128935

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3552

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-05 120

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR201 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.5° RISE 2:04

Max altitude: 34.0° TRANSIT 7:39

Azimuth: 265.5° SET 13:15

Set Location

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