HR672

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:04 | Tran: 9:12 | Set: 15:19

Alt: -5.31° Az: 279.76° Direction: South-West

HR672 is a hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR672 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR672 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 HR672. The red arrow shows the motion of HR672 during the next 1000 years (6.13 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.15 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 19m 20s

Declination +01° 52’ 27”

Hour Angle 06h 43m 45s

Sidereal Time 09h 03m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 18m 01s

Declination +01° 45’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 162.2°

Galactic Latitude -54.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 3.59

Spectral Type G0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR672 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR672. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR672 is distant 81.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 24.98

Distance (light year) 81.42

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.368 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.369"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14214

SAO Catalogue SAO110456

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10723

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 410

FK5 Catalogue 1061

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR672 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.1° RISE 3:04

Max altitude: 40.4° TRANSIT 9:12

Azimuth: 271.9° SET 15:19

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus