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HR260

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 24.50°   Az: 337.83°   Direction: North-North-West

HR260 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR260 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR260 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 HR260 star
DSS2 image of HR260. The red arrow shows the motion of HR260 during the next 10000 years (6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 57m 44s
+58° 08’ 01”
09h 17m 44s
10h 15m 28s

J2000

00h 56m 12s
+57° 59’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

123.57°
-4.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR260.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.21
Giant

0.29
K3III
4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR260 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR260. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR260 is distant 496.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

152.44
496.95
-30 km/s
0.037 arcsec/y
-0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO21846
SAO21846

Visibility from Your Location

HR260 is circumpolar and transits at 09:00 UTC (altitude: 83.3°)