HR692

HR692 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cetus.

HR692 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its reltive faintness, HR692 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 HR692:

Color of HR692 ⬤

Magnitude of HR692 5.46

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR692 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 10°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR692

HR692 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 HR692 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 22m 01s

Declination J2000 -10° 46’ 40”

Galactic Longitude 179.78°

Galactic Latitude -63.15°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR692 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR692.

Visibility of HR692 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR692 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.8° RISE 5:36

Max altitude: 27.7° TRANSIT 10:39

Azimuth: 259.2° SET 15:42

RIGHT NOW HR692 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR692

The image below is a photograph of HR692 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 HR692 is 0.14 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.085 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR692. The red arrow shows the motion of HR692 during the next 1000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.42 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR692 from the Sun and relative movement

HR692 is distant 97.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 29.87 pc

Distance (light year) 97.37 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.14 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.085 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR692

HR692 belongs to spectral class F0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 3.08

Spectral Type F0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature of HR692 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR692 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR692. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR692

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14691

SAO Catalogue SAO148354

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11029

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 448

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus