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Sunrise: 5:07 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:45
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HR342

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.77°   Az: 332.84°   Direction: North-North-West

HR342 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR342 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, HR342 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 HR342 star
DSS2 image of HR342. The red arrow shows the motion of HR342 during the next 10000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 13m 05s
+64° 20’ 13”
08h 00m 02s
09h 13m 08s

J2000

01h 11m 25s
+64° 12’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

125.1°
1.42°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR342.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.55
Main-sequence

0.05
B9V
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR342 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR342. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR342 is distant 409.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

125.63
409.55
-10 km/s
0.04 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO11615
SAO11615

Visibility from Your Location

HR342 is circumpolar and transits at 09:35 UTC (altitude: 77.1°)