HR737

Below the horizon. Rise: 22:08 | Tran: 4:22 | Set: 10:31

Alt: -35.39° Az: 13.09° Direction: North-North-East

HR737 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR737 visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, HR737 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 HR737. The red arrow shows the motion of HR737 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 32m 46s

Declination +02° 22’ 31”

Hour Angle 12h 42m 36s

Sideral Time 15h 15m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 31m 30s

Declination +02° 16’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 166.25°

Galactic Latitude -51.98°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR737.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.57

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR737 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR737. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR737 is distant 475.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 145.99

Distance (light year) 475.91

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15694

SAO Catalogue SAO110589

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11738

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 438

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9083

FK5 Catalogue 2173

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR737 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.6° RISE 22:08

Max altitude: 40.9° TRANSIT 4:22

Azimuth: 272.4° SET 10:31

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

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