HR246

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:10 | Tran: 6:56 | Set: 14:45

Alt: -20.67° Az: 349.29° Direction: North

HR246 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR246 visual magnitude is 6.69. Because of its faintness, HR246 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR246. The red arrow shows the motion of HR246 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 54m 18s

Declination +38° 41’ 12”

Hour Angle 11h 08m 31s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 52m 53s

Declination +38° 32’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 123.24°

Galactic Latitude -24.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR246.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.69

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.14

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR246 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR246. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR246 is distant 756.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 232.02

Distance (light year) 756.38

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5066

SAO Catalogue SAO54225

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4129

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 159

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR246 rise, transit and set times from Huxi, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 51.3° RISE 23:10

Max altitude: 80.9° TRANSIT 6:56

Azimuth: 308.7° SET 14:45

Name:	Huxi, China
Latitude:	29° 35' 56.0" N
Longitude:	106° 18' 21.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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