HR60

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 36.11° Az: 33.58° Direction: North-North-East

HR60 is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR60 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, HR60 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 HR60. The red arrow shows the motion of HR60 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 18m 18s

Declination +61° 40’ 15”

Hour Angle 16h 41m 22s

Sideral Time 16h 59m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 16m 57s

Declination +61° 31’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 118.83°

Galactic Latitude -1.06°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR60.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.74

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.73

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR60 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR60. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR60 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 HR60 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.74

Secondary star magnitude 12.14

Magnitude difference 6.4

Separation 19.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR60 is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.85

Distance (light year) 641.73

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1239

SAO Catalogue SAO11084

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1354

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 21

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS222

Visibility from Your Location

HR60 is circumpolar and transits at 22:54 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia