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HR204

Altitude: 85.3°   Azimuth: 326.3°   Direction: North-North-West

HR204 is a giant star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR204 visual magnitude is 6.52. Because of its reltive faintness, HR204 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR204 is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR204 star
DSS2 image of HR204. The red arrow shows the motion of HR204 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR204

6.52
Giant

HR204 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 85.3°
Azimuth: 326.3°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR204

HR204 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR204 are provided in the following table:

00h 46m 15s
+55° 18’ 19”
122.19°
-7.56°
Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR204 in the sky:

Finder chart HR204 star
Simplified finder chart for HR204.

Visibility of HR204 from your location

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

HR204 is circumpolar and transits at 12:16 UTC (altitude: 86.2°)

Distance of HR204 from the Sun and relative movement

HR204 is distant 580.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

177.94 pc
580.07 ly
-8 km/s
0.015 arcsec/year
-0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR204

HR204 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.27
A2III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR204 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR204. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR204

SAO21689
SAO21689