HR218

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:40 | Tran: 2:07 | Set: 6:29

Alt: 20.13° Az: 189.29° Direction: South

HR218 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR218 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR218 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 HR218. The red arrow shows the motion of HR218 during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 48m 57s

Declination -17° 55’ 36”

Hour Angle 00h 36m 39s

Sideral Time 01h 25m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 47m 43s

Declination -18° 03’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 117.34°

Galactic Latitude -80.89°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR218.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.25

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.3

Temperature 4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR218 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR218. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR218 is distant 401.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.30

Distance (light year) 401.97

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4585

SAO Catalogue SAO147451

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3717

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 127

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR218 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.9° RISE 21:40

Max altitude: 20.6° TRANSIT 2:07

Azimuth: 252.1° SET 6:29

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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