HR725

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:15 | Tran: 2:06 | Set: 8:53

Alt: 40.83° Az: 223.22° Direction: South-West

HR725 is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR725 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its faintness, HR725 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 HR725. The red arrow shows the motion of HR725 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 30m 54s

Declination +09° 40’ 30”

Hour Angle 02h 06m 50s

Sideral Time 04h 37m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 29m 35s

Declination +09° 33’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 159.26°

Galactic Latitude -46.27°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR725.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.07

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.35

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR725 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR725. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR725 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 HR725 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.07

Secondary star magnitude 10.57

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 1.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR725 is distant 285.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 87.72

Distance (light year) 285.96

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15453

SAO Catalogue SAO110565

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11603

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 385

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1896

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR725 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 80.3° RISE 19:15

Max altitude: 48.2° TRANSIT 2:06

Azimuth: 279.7° SET 8:53

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus