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HR525

Altitude: -47.9°   Azimuth: 174.2°   Direction: South

HR525 is a giant star in the constellation of Octans.

HR525 visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its reltive faintness, HR525 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR525 is 0.034 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR525 star
DSS2 image of HR525. The red arrow shows the motion of HR525 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR525

5.69
Giant

HR525 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -47.9°
Azimuth: 174.2°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR525

HR525 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR525 are provided in the following table:

01h 37m 27s
-84° 46’ 10”
301.7°
-32.25°
Octans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR525 in the sky:

Finder chart HR525 star
Simplified finder chart for HR525.

Visibility of HR525 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR525 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR525 from the Sun and relative movement

HR525 is distant 364.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

111.86 pc
364.65 ly
18 km/s
0.034 arcsec/year
0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR525

HR525 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.45
G8III
4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR525 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR525. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR525

SAO258273
SAO258273