HR249

HR249 is a giant star in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR249 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its reltive faintness, HR249 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 HR249:

Color of HR249 ⬤

Magnitude of HR249 6.06

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR249 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR249

HR249 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 HR249 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 00h 53m 28s

Declination J2000 +37° 25’ 05”

Galactic Longitude 123.38°

Galactic Latitude -25.45°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR249 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR249.

Visibility of HR249 from your location

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

Today's HR249 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.6° RISE 1:54

Max altitude: 75.9° TRANSIT 12:46

Azimuth: 307.4° SET 23:38

RIGHT NOW HR249 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR249

The image below is a photograph of HR249 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 HR249 is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.046 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR249. The red arrow shows the motion of HR249 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR249 from the Sun and relative movement

HR249 is distant 373.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.68 pc

Distance (light year) 373.85 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.046 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR249

HR249 belongs to spectral class K3

Absolute magnitude 0.76

Spectral Type K3

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature of HR249 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR249 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR249. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR249

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5118

SAO Catalogue SAO54237

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4185

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 148

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