HR29

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:34 | Tran: 0:07 | Set: 5:43

Alt: -31.18° Az: 306.37° Direction: North-West

HR29 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR29 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR29 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 HR29. The red arrow shows the motion of HR29 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 11m 34s

Declination -05° 06’ 39”

Hour Angle 09h 04m 56s

Sideral Time 09h 16m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 10m 18s

Declination -05° 14’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 96.99°

Galactic Latitude -66.03°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR29.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.14

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR29 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR29. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR29 is distant 179.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 55.01

Distance (light year) 179.32

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD587

SAO Catalogue SAO128621

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP840

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 11

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR29 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.1° RISE 18:34

Max altitude: 33.4° TRANSIT 0:07

Azimuth: 264.9° SET 5:43

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces