HR344

Above the horizon. Rise: 17:22 | Tran: 0:43 | Set: 8:08

Alt: 11.76° Az: 280.67° Direction: West

HR344 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR344 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR344 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.

DSS2 image of HR344. The red arrow shows the motion of HR344 during the next 10000 years (5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 11m 30s

Declination +15° 48’ 20”

Hour Angle 06h 03m 33s

Sideral Time 07h 15m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 10m 11s

Declination +15° 40’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 129.55°

Galactic Latitude -46.96°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR344.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.10

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR344 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR344. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR344 is distant 557.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.94

Distance (light year) 557.26

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6966

SAO Catalogue SAO92288

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5483

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 175

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR344 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.2° RISE 17:22

Max altitude: 54.3° TRANSIT 0:43

Azimuth: 285.8° SET 8:08

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces