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public  Nilombot, Philippines Nilombot, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:34 
Transit: 12:03 
Sunset: 18:33
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HR256

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:16 | Tran: 5:30 | Set: 12:48
Alt: -23.88°   Az: 349.60°   Direction: North

HR256 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR256 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR256 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.

Image of HR256 star
DSS2 image of HR256. The red arrow shows the motion of HR256 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 56m 33s
+48° 48’ 59”
11h 01m 54s
11h 58m 27s

J2000

00h 55m 05s
+48° 40’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

123.55°
-14.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR256.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.27
Giant

-0.69
M2III
3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR256 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR256. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR256 is distant 802.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

246.31
802.96
-52 km/s
-0.022 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO36763
SAO36763

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR256 rise, transit and set times from Nilombot, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 41.2°
Max altitude: 57.2°
Azimuth: 318.8°