HR726

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:37 | Tran: 9:28 | Set: 19:16

Alt: 1.92° Az: 328.76° Direction: South-West

HR726 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Triangulum.

HR726 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR726 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 HR726. The red arrow shows the motion of HR726 during the next 10000 years (11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 31m 48s

Declination +33° 56’ 45”

Hour Angle 09h 25m 17s

Sidereal Time 11h 57m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 30m 16s

Declination +33° 50’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 145.4°

Galactic Latitude -24.69°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.97

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR726 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR726. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR726 is distant 370.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.77

Distance (light year) 370.88

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.07 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15464

SAO Catalogue SAO55611

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11651

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 445

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR726 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.1° RISE 23:37

Max altitude: 72.5° TRANSIT 9:28

Azimuth: 303.9° SET 19:16

Set Location

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