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HR246

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 51.96°   Az: 88.68°   Direction: East

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.

Image of HR246 star
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

00h 54m 15s
+38° 40’ 56”
20h 31m 33s
21h 25m 48s

J2000

00h 52m 53s
+38° 32’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

123.24°
-24.32°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR246 star
Simplified finder chart for HR246.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.69
Main-sequence

-0.14
A2V
9882K

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

HR 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.

232.02
756.38
16 km/s
0.029 arcsec/y
-0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO54225
SAO54225

Visibility from Your Location

HR246 is circumpolar and transits at 01:00 UTC (altitude: 77.2°)