HR249

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:44 | Tran: 2:44 | Set: 13:40

Alt: 11.42° Az: 41.88° Direction: North-East

HR249 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Andromeda.

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

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 54m 50s

Declination +37° 33’ 06”

Hour Angle 15h 42m 28s

Sideral Time 16h 37m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 53m 28s

Declination +37° 25’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 123.38°

Galactic Latitude -25.45°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR249.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.76

Spectral Type K3

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 373.85

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5118

SAO Catalogue SAO54237

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4185

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 148

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 52.4° RISE 15:44

Max altitude: 76.1° TRANSIT 2:44

Azimuth: 307.6° SET 13:40

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

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