HR212
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 68.15°
Az: 8.66°
Direction: North
HR212 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
HR212 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR212 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 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);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR212.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR212.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR212 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR212.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR212 is circumpolar and transits at 00:52 UTC (altitude: 68.7°)