HR416

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:32 | Tran: 6:31 | Set: 12:34

Alt: 43.59° Az: 57.61° Direction: East-North-East

HR416 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR416 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR416 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 HR416. The red arrow shows the motion of HR416 during the next 10000 years (7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 27m 45s

Declination -00° 16’ 00”

Hour Angle 21h 29m 10s

Sidereal Time 22h 56m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 26m 27s

Declination -00° 23’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 141.83°

Galactic Latitude -61.98°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.23

Spectral Type K0IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR416 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR416. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR416 is distant 693.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 212.77

Distance (light year) 693.62

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8779

SAO Catalogue SAO129300

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6717

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 189

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR416 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 90.3° RISE 0:32

Max altitude: 60.6° TRANSIT 6:31

Azimuth: 269.7° SET 12:34

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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