HR394

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:00 | Tran: 8:16 | Set: 12:33

Alt: -30.37° Az: 277.57° Direction: South-West

HR394 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR394 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR394 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 HR394. The red arrow shows the motion of HR394 during the next 10000 years (-9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 23m 44s

Declination -18° 56’ 55”

Hour Angle 07h 41m 05s

Sidereal Time 09h 04m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 22m 30s

Declination -19° 04’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 166.13°

Galactic Latitude -79.24°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR394.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.48

Spectral Type F6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR394 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR394. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR394 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR394 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 8.55

Magnitude difference 2.2

Separation 5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR394 is distant 193.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.45

Distance (light year) 193.82

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.071"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8350

SAO Catalogue SAO147767

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6427

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 229

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1106

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR394 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.9° RISE 4:00

Max altitude: 19.6° TRANSIT 8:16

Azimuth: 251.1° SET 12:33

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus