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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:19 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:32
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HR212

Altitude: 68.7°   Azimuth: 4.5°   Direction: North

HR212 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR212 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its reltive faintness, HR212 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 HR212 is 0.13 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR212 star
DSS2 image of HR212. The red arrow shows the motion of HR212 during the next 1000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.40 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR212

5.87
Hypergiant

HR212 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 68.7°
Azimuth: 4.5°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR212

HR212 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR212 are provided in the following table:

00h 48m 09s
+72° 40’ 29”
122.68°
9.8°
Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR212 in the sky:

Finder chart HR212 star
Simplified finder chart for HR212.

Visibility of HR212 from your location

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

HR212 is circumpolar and transits at 09:41 UTC (altitude: 68.8°)

Distance of HR212 from the Sun and relative movement

HR212 is distant 222.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

68.26 pc
222.53 ly
1 km/s
0.13 arcsec/year
0.024 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR212

HR212 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.70
K0IV
4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR212 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR212. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR212

SAO4229
SAO4229