HR284

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:56 | Tran: 10:27 | Set: 16:59

Alt: -20.19° Az: 48.76° Direction: North-East

HR284 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR284 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR284 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 HR284. The red arrow shows the motion of HR284 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 01m 08s

Declination +06° 37’ 09”

Hour Angle 15h 01m 06s

Sidereal Time 16h 02m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 59m 49s

Declination +06° 28’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 126.69°

Galactic Latitude -56.33°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.45

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.67

Temperature 3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR284 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR284. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR284 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR284 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.11

Secondary star magnitude 13.21

Magnitude difference 7.1

Separation 31 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR284 is distant 1,061.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 325.73

Distance (light year) 1,061.89

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5820

SAO Catalogue SAO109581

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4655

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 131

General Catalogue of Variable Stars WW Psc

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR284 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.4° RISE 3:56

Max altitude: 45.1° TRANSIT 10:27

Azimuth: 276.6° SET 16:59

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces