HR260

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 83.08° Az: 345.32° 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.

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

Right Ascension 00h 57m 42s

Declination +58° 07’ 49”

Hour Angle 00h 13m 15s

Sidereal Time 01h 10m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 56m 12s

Declination +57° 59’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 123.57°

Galactic Latitude -4.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR260.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.29

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

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

Distance (parsec) 152.44

Distance (light year) 496.95

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.037 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5343

SAO Catalogue SAO21846

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4383

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 172

Visibility from Your Location

HR260 is circumpolar and transits at 23:25 UTC (altitude: 83.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia