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HR237

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 26.65°   Az: 17.26°   Direction: North-North-East

HR237 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR237 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR237 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.

Image of HR237 star
DSS2 image of HR237. The red arrow shows the motion of HR237 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 52m 48s
+61° 56’ 36”
14h 17m 18s
15h 10m 07s

J2000

00h 51m 16s
+61° 48’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

122.91°
-1.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR237.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.07
Supergiant

-3.34
K2I
3299K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR237 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR237. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR237 is distant 2,488.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

763.36
2,488.55
-6 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO11430
SAO11430

Visibility from Your Location

HR237 is circumpolar and transits at 09:03 UTC (altitude: 79.5°)