HR713

HR713 is a giant star in the constellation of Cetus.

HR713 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its reltive faintness, HR713 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 HR713:

Color of HR713 ⬤

Magnitude of HR713 5.88

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR713 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR713

HR713 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 HR713 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 26m 35s

Declination J2000 -20° 02’ 34”

Galactic Longitude 200.01°

Galactic Latitude -67.12°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR713 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR713.

Visibility of HR713 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 HR713 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: 110.0° RISE 6:34

Max altitude: 18.5° TRANSIT 10:44

Azimuth: 250.0° SET 14:53

RIGHT NOW HR713 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR713

The image below is a photograph of HR713 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 HR713 is 0.088 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.099 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR713. The red arrow shows the motion of HR713 during the next 1000 years (1.47 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.65 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR713 from the Sun and relative movement

HR713 is distant 284.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 87.18 pc

Distance (light year) 284.22 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 42 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.088 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.099 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR713

HR713 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.18

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature of HR713 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR713 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR713. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR713

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15220

SAO Catalogue SAO167795

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11381

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 455

FK5 Catalogue 2167

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus