HR69

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:10 | Tran: 9:06 | Set: 16:03

Alt: 48.87° Az: 163.37° Direction: South-South-East

HR69 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR69 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR69 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 HR69. The red arrow shows the motion of HR69 during the next 10000 years (-6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 19m 35s

Declination +11° 20’ 48”

Hour Angle 23h 15m 43s

Sidereal Time 23h 35m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 18m 17s

Declination +11° 12’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 110°

Galactic Latitude -50.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.03

Temperature 4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR69 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR69. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 137.36

Distance (light year) 447.80

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1419

SAO Catalogue SAO91832

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1465

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 25

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR69 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.7° RISE 2:10

Max altitude: 49.9° TRANSIT 9:06

Azimuth: 281.3° SET 16:03

Set Location

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