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Sunset: 20:56
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HR297

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 78.10°   Az: 333.61°   Direction: North-North-West

HR297 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR297 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR297 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.

Image of HR297 star
DSS2 image of HR297. The red arrow shows the motion of HR297 during the next 10000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 05m 55s
+61° 42’ 57”
00h 44m 36s
01h 50m 31s

J2000

01h 04m 19s
+61° 34’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

124.47°
-1.25°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR297.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.84
Main-sequence

1.32
F6V
6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR297 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR297. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR297 is distant 261.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

80.19
261.43
-16 km/s
-0.07 arcsec/y
-0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO11557
SAO11557

Visibility from Your Location

HR297 is circumpolar and transits at 08:57 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)