HR53

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:16 | Tran: 23:56 | Set: 8:40

Alt: 45.46° Az: 257.16° Direction: West-South-West

HR53 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR53 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR53 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 HR53. The red arrow shows the motion of HR53 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 16m 27s

Declination +27° 25’ 14”

Hour Angle 03h 21m 34s

Sideral Time 03h 38m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 15m 10s

Declination +27° 16’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 113.1°

Galactic Latitude -34.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR53.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR53 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR53. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR53 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 HR53 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 13.15

Magnitude difference 6.8

Separation 29.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR53 is distant 411.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.26

Distance (light year) 411.62

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1083

SAO Catalogue SAO73842

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1215

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 23

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR53 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.6° RISE 15:16

Max altitude: 65.9° TRANSIT 23:56

Azimuth: 297.4° SET 8:40

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda