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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.

Image of HR716 star
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

02h 31m 13s
+55° 38’ 54”
14h 19m 21s
16h 50m 34s

J2000

02h 29m 25s
+55° 32’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

136.55°
-4.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR716.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.51
HR716 is also a Sh chemically peculiar star.

0.02
A2
9125K

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

HR 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:

6.51
7.81
1.3
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.

198.81
648.11
2 km/s
0.033 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO23369
SAO23369

Visibility from Your Location

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