HR625

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:38 | Tran: 9:02 | Set: 13:27

Alt: -22.71° Az: 269.87° Direction: South-West

HR625 is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR625 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR625 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 HR625. The red arrow shows the motion of HR625 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 09m 58s

Declination -17° 39’ 34”

Hour Angle 06h 58m 02s

Sidereal Time 09h 08m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 08m 45s

Declination -17° 46’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 189.29°

Galactic Latitude -69.87°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.90

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR625 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR625. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR625 is distant 1,298.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 398.41

Distance (light year) 1,298.80

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD13215

SAO Catalogue SAO148237

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP9999

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 374

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 732

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR625 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.7° RISE 4:38

Max altitude: 20.9° TRANSIT 9:02

Azimuth: 252.3° SET 13:27

Set Location

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