HR204
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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR204:
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:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR204 in the sky:
Visibility of HR204 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR204 is circumpolar and transits at 15:36 UTC (altitude: 86.2°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR204
The image below is a photograph of HR204 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). 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.
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.
Spectral properties of HR204
HR204 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR204 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
