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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
sleep   (Nighttime)   What's Visible Now?

HR29

Altitude: -25.8°   Azimuth: 63.6°   Direction: East-North-East

HR29 is a giant star in the constellation of Pisces.

HR29 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its reltive faintness, HR29 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR29 is 0.036 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.033 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR29 star
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);

Key facts about HR29

5.84
Giant

HR29 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -25.8°
Azimuth: 63.6°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR29

HR29 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR29 are provided in the following table:

00h 10m 18s
-05° 14’ 54”
96.99°
-66.03°
Pisces

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR29 in the sky:

Finder chart HR29 star
Simplified finder chart for HR29.

Visibility of HR29 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 95.2°
Max altitude: 33.3°
Azimuth: 264.8°

Distance of HR29 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

55.01 pc
179.32 ly
24 km/s
0.036 arcsec/year
-0.033 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR29

HR29 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

2.14
K1III
4791K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR29

SAO128621
SAO128621