HR292

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 79.66° Az: 17.37° Direction: North-North-East

HR292 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR292 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR292 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 HR292. The red arrow shows the motion of HR292 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 05m 09s

Declination +61° 12’ 26”

Hour Angle 23h 34m 26s

Sideral Time 00h 39m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 03m 37s

Declination +61° 04’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 124.4°

Galactic Latitude -1.76°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR292.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.41

Spectral Type F0II

Color Index (B-V) 0.49

Temperature 6435K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR292 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR292. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR292 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR292 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.92

Secondary star magnitude 9.02

Magnitude difference 3.1

Separation 1.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR292 is distant 1,509.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 462.96

Distance (light year) 1,509.26

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6130

SAO Catalogue SAO11551

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4962

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 157

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS868

Visibility from Your Location

HR292 is circumpolar and transits at 00:00 UTC (altitude: 80.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia