HR69
HR69 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Pisces.
HR69 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its reltive faintness, HR69 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR69:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR69
HR69 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR69 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR69 in the sky:
Visibility of HR69 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR69 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR69
The image below is a photograph of HR69 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR69 is -0.036 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.038 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR69 from the Sun and relative movement
HR69 is distant 447.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR69
HR69 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR69 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
