HR422

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 3.57° Az: 15.06° Direction: North-North-East

HR422 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR422 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its faintness, HR422 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR422. The red arrow shows the motion of HR422 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 29m 14s

Declination +40° 27’ 54”

Hour Angle 13h 19m 41s

Sidereal Time 14h 48m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 27m 47s

Declination +40° 20’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 130.39°

Galactic Latitude -22.01°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR422.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.6

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.65

Spectral Type A0III

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR422 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR422. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR422 is distant 920.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 282.49

Distance (light year) 920.90

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8837

SAO Catalogue SAO37234

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6823

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 334

Visibility from Your Location

HR422 is circumpolar and transits at 15:57 UTC (altitude: 79.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda