HR376

HR376 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR376 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its reltive faintness, HR376 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 HR376:

Color of HR376 ⬤

Magnitude of HR376 6.25

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR376 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 17°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR376

HR376 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR376 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 18m 10s

Declination J2000 +47° 25’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 127.61°

Galactic Latitude -15.21°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR376 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR376.

Visibility of HR376 from your location

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

HR376 is circumpolar and transits at 12:47 UTC (altitude: 85.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR376

The image below is a photograph of HR376 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 HR376 is 0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR376. The red arrow shows the motion of HR376 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR376 from the Sun and relative movement

HR376 is distant 1,530.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 469.48 pc

Distance (light year) 1,530.52 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR376

HR376 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude -2.11

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.35

Temperature of HR376 4034K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR376 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR376. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR376

Henry Draper Catalogue HD7758

SAO Catalogue SAO37096

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6087

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 319

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