HR397

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:37 | Tran: 1:31 | Set: 9:22

Alt: -16.74° Az: 345.40° Direction: North-North-West

HR397 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR397 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its faintness, HR397 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 HR397. The red arrow shows the motion of HR397 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 24m 45s

Declination +20° 35’ 51”

Hour Angle 11h 00m 13s

Sideral Time 12h 24m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 23m 24s

Declination +20° 28’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 132.99°

Galactic Latitude -41.78°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR397.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.97

Class

Absolute magnitude -1.05

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.71

Temperature 3503K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR397 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR397. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR397 is distant 827.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 253.81

Distance (light year) 827.41

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8388

SAO Catalogue SAO74682

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6492

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 226

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR397 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.4° RISE 17:37

Max altitude: 59.1° TRANSIT 1:31

Azimuth: 290.6° SET 9:22

Set Location

Other stars in Pisces