HR396

HR396 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR396 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR396 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 HR396:

Color of HR396 ⬤

Magnitude of HR396 6.29

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR396 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR396

HR396 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 HR396 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 23m 37s

Declination J2000 +34° 14’ 44”

Galactic Longitude 130.47°

Galactic Latitude -28.16°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR396 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR396.

Visibility of HR396 from your location

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

Today's HR396 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.8° RISE 3:24

Max altitude: 72.8° TRANSIT 13:16

Azimuth: 304.2° SET 23:08

RIGHT NOW HR396 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR396

The image below is a photograph of HR396 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 HR396 is 0.229 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.116 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR396. The red arrow shows the motion of HR396 during the next 1000 years (3.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.93 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR396 from the Sun and relative movement

HR396 is distant 191.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 58.89 pc

Distance (light year) 191.99 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.229 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.116 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR396

HR396 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.44

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.83

Temperature of HR396 5192K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR396 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR396. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR396

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8375

SAO Catalogue SAO54654

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6512

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 220

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