HR697

HR697 is a star in the constellation of Cetus.

HR697 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR697 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 HR697:

Color of HR697 ⬤

Magnitude of HR697 6.22

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR697 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR697

HR697 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 HR697 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 22m 57s

Declination J2000 -18° 21’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 195.13°

Galactic Latitude -67.2°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR697 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR697.

Visibility of HR697 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 HR697 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: 108.4° RISE 6:20

Max altitude: 20.2° TRANSIT 10:40

Azimuth: 251.6° SET 15:00

RIGHT NOW HR697 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR697

The image below is a photograph of HR697 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 HR697 is 0.149 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.109 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR697. The red arrow shows the motion of HR697 during the next 1000 years (2.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.82 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR697 from the Sun and relative movement

HR697 is distant 387.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.91 pc

Distance (light year) 387.63 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.149 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.109 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR697

HR697 belongs to spectral class G5

Absolute magnitude 0.84

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature of HR697 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR697 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR697. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR697

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14830

SAO Catalogue SAO148366

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11108

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 444

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus