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HR298

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 35.63°   Az: 47.95°   Direction: North-East

HR298 is a star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR298 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR298 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 HR298 star
DSS2 image of HR298. The red arrow shows the motion of HR298 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 05m 31s
+52° 38’ 11”
17h 36m 07s
18h 41m 39s

J2000

01h 04m 02s
+52° 30’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

124.88°
-10.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR298.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.99

-1.42
K2
3839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR298 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR298. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR298 is distant 990.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

303.95
990.88
-7 km/s
0.001 arcsec/y
-0.059"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO21967
SAO21967

Visibility from Your Location

HR298 is circumpolar and transits at 15:10 UTC (altitude: 88.8°)