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🌎  Observing from: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
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HR246

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

HR246 visual magnitude is 6.69. Because of its reltive faintness, HR246 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR246:

6.69
Main-sequence
HR246 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 62°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR246

HR246 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR246 are provided in the following table:

00h 52m 53s
+38° 32’ 54”
123.24°
-24.32°
Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR246 in the sky:

Finder chart HR246 star
Simplified finder chart for HR246.

Visibility of HR246 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR246 is circumpolar and transits at 12:18 UTC (altitude: 77.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR246

The image below is a photograph of HR246 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR246 is 0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR246 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc
756.38 ly
16 km/s
0.029 arcsec/year
-0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR246

HR246 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-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

Alternative designations of HR246

SAO54225
SAO54225