HR357

HR357 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR357 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its reltive faintness, HR357 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 HR357:

Color of HR357 ⬤

Magnitude of HR357 6.26

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR357 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 43°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR357

HR357 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 HR357 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 16m 30s

Declination J2000 +79° 54’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 124.08°

Galactic Latitude 17.09°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR357 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR357.

Visibility of HR357 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR357 is circumpolar and transits at 13:01 UTC (altitude: 61.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR357

The image below is a photograph of HR357 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 HR357 is -0.055 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.059 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR357. The red arrow shows the motion of HR357 during the next 10000 years (-9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR357 from the Sun and relative movement

HR357 is distant 235.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 72.25 pc

Distance (light year) 235.55 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -43 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.055 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.059 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR357

HR357 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.97

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature of HR357 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR357 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR357. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR357

Henry Draper Catalogue HD7238

SAO Catalogue SAO4354

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5947

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+79 36

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