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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
sunny   (Daytime)   What's Visible Now?

HR407

Altitude: 21.8°   Azimuth: 79.2°   Direction: East

HR407 is a giant star in the constellation of Pisces.

HR407 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its reltive faintness, HR407 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR407 is 0.032 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR407 star
DSS2 image of HR407. The red arrow shows the motion of HR407 during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR407

6.18
Giant

HR407 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 21.8°
Azimuth: 79.2°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR407

HR407 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR407 are provided in the following table:

01h 25m 35s
+23° 30’ 42”
132.98°
-38.69°
Pisces

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR407 in the sky:

Finder chart HR407 star
Simplified finder chart for HR407.

Visibility of HR407 from your location

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

Today's HR407 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.5°
Max altitude: 62.0°
Azimuth: 293.5°

Distance of HR407 from the Sun and relative movement

HR407 is distant 250.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

76.86 pc
250.58 ly
-16 km/s
0.032 arcsec/year
-0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR407

HR407 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.75
F5III
6724K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR407 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR407. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR407

SAO74707
SAO74707