HR466

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:43 | Tran: 0:54 | Set: 6:09

Alt: 26.75° Az: 202.62° Direction: South-South-West

HR466 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR466 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR466 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 HR466. The red arrow shows the motion of HR466 during the next 1000 years (4.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 38m 51s

Declination -09° 16’ 42”

Hour Angle 01h 21m 27s

Sidereal Time 03h 00m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 37m 37s

Declination -09° 24’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 156.7°

Galactic Latitude -69.19°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR466.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.33

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.53

Temperature 6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR466 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR466. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR466 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR466 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.24

Secondary star magnitude 6.64

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR466 is distant 124.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 48 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.24

Distance (light year) 124.67

Radial Speed 48 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.259 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.093"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10009

SAO Catalogue SAO129412

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7580

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 343

FK5 Catalogue 2109

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR466 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.3° RISE 19:43

Max altitude: 29.2° TRANSIT 0:54

Azimuth: 260.7° SET 6:09

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus