HR710

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:13 | Tran: 8:46 | Set: 14:15

Alt: -8.25° Az: 103.02° Direction: East-South-East

HR710 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR710 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR710 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 HR710. The red arrow shows the motion of HR710 during the next 10000 years (-9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 27m 13s

Declination -15° 13’ 37”

Hour Angle 17h 51m 24s

Sidereal Time 20h 18m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 26m 00s

Declination -15° 20’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 189.53°

Galactic Latitude -65.08°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR710.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Main-sequence

HR710 is also a SrCr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 1.74

Spectral Type A6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.15

Temperature 8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR710 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR710. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR710 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR710 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.83

Secondary star magnitude 8.83

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 12 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR710 is distant 213.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 65.62

Distance (light year) 213.91

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.058 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15144

SAO Catalogue SAO148386

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11348

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 426

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AB Cet

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1849

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR710 rise, transit and set times from Luoyang, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 105.2° RISE 3:13

Max altitude: 49.8° TRANSIT 8:46

Azimuth: 254.8° SET 14:15

Name:	Luoyang, China
Latitude:	24° 55' 46.9" N
Longitude:	102° 48' 18.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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