HR608

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:05 | Tran: 1:47 | Set: 6:26

Alt: -43.76° Az: 51.64° Direction: North-East

HR608 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR608 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR608 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 HR608. The red arrow shows the motion of HR608 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 04m 10s

Declination -15° 11’ 14”

Hour Angle 14h 23m 42s

Sideral Time 16h 27m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 02m 58s

Declination -15° 18’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 181.14°

Galactic Latitude -69.6°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR608.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type G3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR608 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR608. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR608 is distant 328.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 100.91

Distance (light year) 328.96

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD12583

SAO Catalogue SAO148170

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9572

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 356

FK5 Catalogue 2141

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR608 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.2° RISE 21:05

Max altitude: 23.3° TRANSIT 1:47

Azimuth: 254.8° SET 6:26

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus