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HR306

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 50.29°   Az: 356.12°   Direction: North

HR306 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR306 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR306 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 HR306 star
DSS2 image of HR306. The red arrow shows the motion of HR306 during the next 10000 years (8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 21m 26s
+87° 16’ 41”
07h 37m 17s
08h 58m 44s

J2000

01h 16m 13s
+87° 08’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

123.27°
24.29°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR306.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.25
Giant

1.25
K2
4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR306 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR306. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR306 is distant 325.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

99.90
325.67
-5 km/s
0.051 arcsec/y
-0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO193
SAO193

Visibility from Your Location

HR306 is circumpolar and transits at 09:59 UTC (altitude: 54.2°)