HR62

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:01 | Tran: 5:22 | Set: 8:43

Alt: 10.08° Az: 13.68° Direction: North-North-East

HR62 is a giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR62 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR62 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 HR62. The red arrow shows the motion of HR62 during the next 100000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 18m 30s

Declination +48° 05’ 20”

Hour Angle 22h 38m 23s

Sidereal Time 22h 56m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 17m 09s

Declination +47° 56’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 117.01°

Galactic Latitude -14.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.44

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR62 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR62. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR62 is distant 953.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 292.40

Distance (light year) 953.22

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1279

SAO Catalogue SAO36236

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1372

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 50

FK5 Catalogue 2016

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR62 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 41.9° RISE 2:01

Max altitude: 12.2° TRANSIT 5:22

Azimuth: 318.1° SET 8:43

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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