HR263

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:57 | Tran: 2:22 | Set: 7:44

Alt: 24.54° Az: 142.69° Direction: South-East

HR263 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR263 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR263 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 HR263. The red arrow shows the motion of HR263 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 56m 57s

Declination -07° 12’ 49”

Hour Angle 21h 44m 56s

Sideral Time 22h 41m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 55m 42s

Declination -07° 20’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 126.06°

Galactic Latitude -70.19°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR263.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.07

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR263 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR263. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR263 is distant 498.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 152.91

Distance (light year) 498.47

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5384

SAO Catalogue SAO129032

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4346

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 167

FK5 Catalogue 2058

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR263 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.2° RISE 20:57

Max altitude: 31.3° TRANSIT 2:22

Azimuth: 262.8° SET 7:44

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

Location

Other stars in Cetus