HR222

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:48 | Tran: 9:13 | Set: 15:38

Alt: -2.95° Az: 77.49° Direction: East-North-East

HR222 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR222 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR222 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 HR222. The red arrow shows the motion of HR222 during the next 100 years (1.26 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.91 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 49m 41s

Declination +05° 25’ 07”

Hour Angle 17h 13m 19s

Sidereal Time 18h 03m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 48m 23s

Declination +05° 16’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 121.49°

Galactic Latitude -57.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR222.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 6.39

Spectral Type K2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR222 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR222. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR222 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 HR222 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.75

Secondary star magnitude 10.35

Magnitude difference 4.6

Separation 181.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR222 is distant 24.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 7.46

Distance (light year) 24.32

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.758 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -1.146"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4628

SAO Catalogue SAO109471

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3765

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 123

Gliese Catalogue Gl 33

FK5 Catalogue 1019

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR222 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.6° RISE 2:48

Max altitude: 43.9° TRANSIT 9:13

Azimuth: 275.4° SET 15:38

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces