HR439
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 60.25°
Az: 304.03°
Direction: North-West
HR439 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.
HR439 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR439 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 HR439. The red arrow shows the motion of HR439 during the next
10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR439.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR439.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR439 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR439.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR439 is distant 1,952.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR439 is circumpolar and transits at 00:38 UTC (altitude: 83.0°)