HR502

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 44.54° Az: 48.88° Direction: North-East

HR502 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR502 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR502 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 HR502. The red arrow shows the motion of HR502 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 46m 25s

Declination +57° 12’ 45”

Hour Angle 18h 29m 46s

Sideral Time 20h 16m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 44m 46s

Declination +57° 05’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 130.16°

Galactic Latitude -5.03°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR502.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.07

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR502 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR502. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR502 is distant 560.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 171.82

Distance (light year) 560.14

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD10587

SAO Catalogue SAO22578

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8148

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 334

Visibility from Your Location

HR502 is circumpolar and transits at 00:45 UTC (altitude: 84.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia