HR737

HR737 is a giant star in the constellation of Cetus.

HR737 visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its reltive faintness, HR737 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR737:

Color of HR737 ⬤

Magnitude of HR737 5.25

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR737 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 16°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR737

HR737 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR737 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 31m 30s

Declination J2000 +02° 16’ 01”

Galactic Longitude 166.25°

Galactic Latitude -51.98°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR737 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR737.

Visibility of HR737 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 87.7° RISE 4:39

Max altitude: 40.8° TRANSIT 10:49

Azimuth: 272.3° SET 16:58

RIGHT NOW HR737 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR737

The image below is a photograph of HR737 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR737 is 0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR737 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 475.91 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR737

HR737 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.57

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature of HR737 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

Alternative designations of HR737

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15694

SAO Catalogue SAO110589

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11738

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 438

Gliese Catalogue Wo 9083

FK5 Catalogue 2173

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus