HR232

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:16 | Tran: 2:08 | Set: 5:57

Alt: -30.78° Az: 270.64° Direction: West

HR232 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR232 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR232 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 HR232. The red arrow shows the motion of HR232 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 50m 46s

Declination -23° 13’ 38”

Hour Angle 07h 23m 09s

Sideral Time 08h 13m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 49m 33s

Declination -23° 21’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 116.39°

Galactic Latitude -86.21°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR232.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.82

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR232 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR232. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR232 is distant 857.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 263.16

Distance (light year) 857.89

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4772

SAO Catalogue SAO166608

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3858

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 347

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR232 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.2° RISE 22:16

Max altitude: 15.3° TRANSIT 2:08

Azimuth: 246.8° SET 5:57

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

Location

Other stars in Cetus