HR71

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:04 | Tran: 6:38 | Set: 15:08

Alt: 63.56° Az: 249.82° Direction: West-South-West

HR71 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR71 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR71 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 HR71. The red arrow shows the motion of HR71 during the next 10000 years (9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 19m 58s

Declination +31° 39’ 31”

Hour Angle 01h 57m 36s

Sidereal Time 02h 17m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 18m 38s

Declination +31° 31’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 114.79°

Galactic Latitude -30.84°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.24

Spectral Type A0IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR71 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR71. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR71 is distant 543.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 166.67

Distance (light year) 543.33

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1439

SAO Catalogue SAO53803

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1493

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 35

FK5 Catalogue 1006

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR71 rise, transit and set times from Iazurile, Romania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Bucharest):

Azimuth: 58.3° RISE 22:04

Max altitude: 76.6° TRANSIT 6:38

Azimuth: 301.7° SET 15:08

Name:	Iazurile, Romania
Latitude:	45° 1' 17.8" N
Longitude:	28° 56' 34.1" E
Timezone:	Europe/Bucharest

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