HR61

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:08 | Tran: 0:17 | Set: 4:30

Alt: -46.71° Az: 302.00° Direction: West-North-West

HR61 is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR61 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR61 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 HR61. The red arrow shows the motion of HR61 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 17m 57s

Declination -20° 04’ 23”

Hour Angle 09h 27m 00s

Sideral Time 09h 44m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 16m 42s

Declination -20° 12’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 72.13°

Galactic Latitude -79.47°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR61.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.10

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR61 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR61. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR61 is distant 611.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 187.62

Distance (light year) 611.63

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1256

SAO Catalogue SAO166167

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1331

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 24

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 113

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR61 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.1° RISE 20:08

Max altitude: 18.4° TRANSIT 0:17

Azimuth: 249.9° SET 4:30

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus