HR37

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:28 | Tran: 9:51 | Set: 14:15

Alt: 4.34° Az: 125.99° Direction: South-East

HR37 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR37 visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, HR37 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 HR37. The red arrow shows the motion of HR37 during the next 10000 years (9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 13m 27s

Declination -17° 47’ 50”

Hour Angle 20h 08m 17s

Sidereal Time 20h 21m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 12m 10s

Declination -17° 56’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 76.32°

Galactic Latitude -77.1°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.12

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR37 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR37. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR37 is distant 611.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 187.62

Distance (light year) 611.63

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD787

SAO Catalogue SAO147144

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP983

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 14

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR37 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.8° RISE 5:28

Max altitude: 20.7° TRANSIT 9:51

Azimuth: 252.2° SET 14:15

Set Location

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