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HR342
HR342 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
HR342 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its reltive faintness, HR342 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR342:
HR342 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 35.2°
Azimuth: 28.0°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR342
HR342 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR342 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR342 in the sky:
Visibility of HR342 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR342 is circumpolar and transits at 19:58 UTC (altitude: 77.3°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR342
The image below is a photograph of HR342 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR342 is 0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR342 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR342
HR342 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR342 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
