HR206

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:42 | Tran: 0:14 | Set: 4:51

Alt: 21.09° Az: 165.26° Direction: South-South-East

HR206 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR206 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR206 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 HR206. The red arrow shows the motion of HR206 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 46m 55s

Declination -16° 17’ 20”

Hour Angle 23h 02m 44s

Sidereal Time 23h 49m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 45m 41s

Declination -16° 25’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 115.55°

Galactic Latitude -79.21°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR206.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.75

Spectral Type F1IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.31

Temperature 7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR206 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR206. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR206 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 HR206 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.47

Secondary star magnitude 9.47

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR206 is distant 286.47 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 87.87

Distance (light year) 286.47

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4338

SAO Catalogue SAO147436

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3576

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 132

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS636

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR206 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.3° RISE 19:42

Max altitude: 22.2° TRANSIT 0:14

Azimuth: 253.7° SET 4:51

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus