HR392

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:54 | Tran: 11:02 | Set: 17:09

Alt: -9.40° Az: 74.88° Direction: East-North-East

HR392 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR392 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR392 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 HR392. The red arrow shows the motion of HR392 during the next 10000 years (11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 23m 55s

Declination +01° 51’ 30”

Hour Angle 16h 49m 24s

Sidereal Time 18h 13m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 22m 36s

Declination +01° 43’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 138.75°

Galactic Latitude -60.18°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.85

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR392 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR392. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR392 is distant 838.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 257.07

Distance (light year) 838.05

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.066 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8334

SAO Catalogue SAO109834

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6432

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 223

FK5 Catalogue 2091

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR392 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.1° RISE 4:54

Max altitude: 40.4° TRANSIT 11:02

Azimuth: 271.9° SET 17:09

Set Location

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