HR716

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 20.95° Az: 20.19° Direction: North-North-East

HR716 is a double star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR716 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR716 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR716. The red arrow shows the motion of HR716 during the next 10000 years (5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 31m 13s

Declination +55° 38’ 54”

Hour Angle 14h 19m 21s

Sidereal Time 16h 50m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 29m 25s

Declination +55° 32’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 136.55°

Galactic Latitude -4.72°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class

HR716 is also a Sh chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature 9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR716 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR716. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR716 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR716 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.51

Secondary star magnitude 7.81

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 2.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR716 is distant 648.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 198.81

Distance (light year) 648.11

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15253

SAO Catalogue SAO23369

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11593

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+54 557

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1878

Visibility from Your Location

HR716 is circumpolar and transits at 10:29 UTC (altitude: 85.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Perseus