HR743

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 68.06° Az: 351.58° Direction: North

HR743 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR743 visual magnitude is 5.16. Because of its faintness, HR743 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 HR743. The red arrow shows the motion of HR743 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 40m 26s

Declination +72° 55’ 27”

Hour Angle 00h 42m 57s

Sideral Time 03h 23m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 38m 02s

Declination +72° 49’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 130.71°

Galactic Latitude 11.58°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR743.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.16

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.68

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR743 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR743. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR743 is distant 256.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.55

Distance (light year) 256.09

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15920

SAO Catalogue SAO4694

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12273

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+72 140

FK5 Catalogue 87

Visibility from Your Location

HR743 is circumpolar and transits at 01:35 UTC (altitude: 68.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia