HR500

HR500 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Cetus.

HR500 visual magnitude is 4.99. Because of its moderate brightness, HR500 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR500:

Color of HR500 ⬤

Magnitude of HR500 4.99

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR500 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 35°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR500

HR500 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 HR500 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 42m 43s

Declination J2000 -03° 41’ 25”

Galactic Longitude 152.75°

Galactic Latitude -63.55°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR500 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR500.

Visibility of HR500 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 HR500 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: 93.7° RISE 4:36

Max altitude: 34.8° TRANSIT 10:16

Azimuth: 266.3° SET 15:55

RIGHT NOW HR500 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR500

The image below is a photograph of HR500 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 HR500 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.032 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR500. The red arrow shows the motion of HR500 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR500 from the Sun and relative movement

HR500 is distant 1,202.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 369.00 pc

Distance (light year) 1,202.95 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.032 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR500

HR500 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.85

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.38

Temperature of HR500 3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR500 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR500. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR500

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10550

SAO Catalogue SAO129465

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7999

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 260

FK5 Catalogue 1049

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus