HR745

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:53 | Tran: 8:19 | Set: 13:42

Alt: 6.81° Az: 244.97° Direction: West-South-West

HR745 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR745 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR745 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 HR745. The red arrow shows the motion of HR745 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 34m 50s

Declination -19° 53’ 27”

Hour Angle 04h 52m 20s

Sidereal Time 07h 27m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 33m 40s

Declination -20° 00’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.48°

Galactic Latitude -65.57°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.96

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR745 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR745. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR745 is distant 365.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.98

Distance (light year) 365.06

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.079"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15996

SAO Catalogue SAO167878

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11907

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 480

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR745 rise, transit and set times from Chengdong, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 109.9° RISE 2:53

Max altitude: 47.1° TRANSIT 8:19

Azimuth: 250.1° SET 13:42

Name:	Chengdong, China
Latitude:	23° 2' 38.8" N
Longitude:	112° 28' 30.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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