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HR746

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 26.89°   Az: 300.97°   Direction: West-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.

Image of HR746 star
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

02h 37m 01s
+39° 46’ 16”
06h 23m 06s
09h 00m 08s

J2000

02h 35m 27s
+39° 39’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

143.84°
-18.95°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR746 star
Simplified finder chart for HR746.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.36
HR746 is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.

0.11
B9
11573K

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

HR 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:

6.36
11.96
5.6
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.

177.94
580.07
-8 km/s
0.026 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO55680
SAO55680

Visibility from Your Location

HR746 is circumpolar and transits at 03:06 UTC (altitude: 78.3°)