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HR450

Altitude: 54.8°   Azimuth: 153.8°   Direction: South-South-East

HR450 is a giant star in the constellation of Pisces.

HR450 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its reltive faintness, HR450 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 HR450:

5.89
Giant

HR450 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 54.8°
Azimuth: 153.8°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR450

HR450 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 HR450 are provided in the following table:

01h 34m 49s
+18° 27’ 38”
137.11°
-43.21°
Pisces

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR450 in the sky:

Finder chart HR450 star
Simplified finder chart for HR450.

Visibility of HR450 from your location

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

Today's HR450 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.5°
Max altitude: 57.0°
Azimuth: 288.5°

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR450

The image below is a photograph of HR450 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 HR450 is 0.033 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.069 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR450 star
DSS2 image of HR450. The red arrow shows the motion of HR450 during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR450 from the Sun and relative movement

HR450 is distant 597.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

183.15 pc
597.07 ly
-26 km/s
0.033 arcsec/year
-0.069 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR450

HR450 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.42
M2III
3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR450 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR450. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR450

SAO92520
SAO92520