Latest HR416
HR416 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cetus.
HR416 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR416 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 HR416:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR416
HR416 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 HR416 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR416 in the sky:
Visibility of HR416 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR416 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR416
The image below is a photograph of HR416 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 HR416 is 0.044 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR416 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR416
HR416 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR416 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
