HR746

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:59 | Tran: 8:51 | Set: 16:38

Alt: -8.48° Az: 325.38° Direction: North-West

HR746 is a multiple star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR746 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR746 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 HR746. The red arrow shows the motion of HR746 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 37m 04s

Declination +39° 46’ 28”

Hour Angle 08h 52m 03s

Sidereal Time 11h 29m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 35m 27s

Declination +39° 39’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 143.84°

Galactic Latitude -18.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR746.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class

HR746 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.11

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR746 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR746. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR746 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR746 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.36

Secondary star magnitude 11.96

Magnitude difference 5.6

Separation 16.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR746 is distant 580.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 177.94

Distance (light year) 580.07

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16004

SAO Catalogue SAO55680

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12057

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 573

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1961

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR746 rise, transit and set times from Baisha, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 50.2° RISE 0:59

Max altitude: 79.3° TRANSIT 8:51

Azimuth: 309.8° SET 16:38

Name:	Baisha, China
Latitude:	29° 3' 44.3" N
Longitude:	106° 7' 8.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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