HR461

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:16 | Tran: 7:25 | Set: 15:35

Alt: 46.70° Az: 18.71° Direction: North-North-East

HR461 is a bright giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR461 visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, HR461 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 HR461. The red arrow shows the motion of HR461 during the next 100000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 39m 48s

Declination +58° 06’ 23”

Hour Angle 22h 21m 35s

Sidereal Time 00h 01m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 38m 07s

Declination +57° 58’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 129.11°

Galactic Latitude -4.33°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.56

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.16

Spectral Type G5II

Color Index (B-V) 1.38

Temperature 3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR461 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR461. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR461 is distant 1,139.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 349.65

Distance (light year) 1,139.86

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD9900

SAO Catalogue SAO22456

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7617

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 349

FK5 Catalogue 2108

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR461 rise, transit and set times from Huiloapan, Mexico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Mexico_City):

Azimuth: 31.9° RISE 23:16

Max altitude: 50.6° TRANSIT 7:25

Azimuth: 328.1° SET 15:35

Name:	Huiloapan, Mexico
Latitude:	18° 45' 0.0" N
Longitude:	97° 19' 0.1" W
Timezone:	America/Mexico_City

Set Location

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