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public  Vlorë, Albania Vlorë, Albania  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Tirane
Sunrise: 5:13 
Transit: 12:44 
Sunset: 20:14
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HR468

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -72.16°   Az: 186.61°   Direction: South-South-West

HR468 is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Hydrus.

HR468 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR468 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.

Image of HR468 star
DSS2 image of HR468. The red arrow shows the motion of HR468 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 37m 40s
-58° 08’ 29”
11h 44m 40s
13h 22m 21s

J2000

01h 36m 44s
-58° 16’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

291.74°
-57.86°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR468.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.18
Giant

-0.78
M3III
3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR468 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR468. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR468 is distant 804.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

246.91
804.94
-2 km/s
0.022 arcsec/y
0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO232477
SAO232477

Visibility from Your Location

HR468 is currently not visible from Vlorë, Albania