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HR747

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.61°   Az: 324.97°   Direction: North-West

HR747 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR747 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, HR747 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 HR747 star
DSS2 image of HR747. The red arrow shows the motion of HR747 during the next 10000 years (7.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 39m 39s
+65° 51’ 06”
06h 10m 28s
08h 50m 07s

J2000

02h 37m 36s
+65° 44’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

133.55°
5.09°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR747 star
Simplified finder chart for HR747.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.78
Giant

-1.21
K5III
3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR747 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR747. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR747 is distant 815.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

250.00
815.00
41 km/s
0.042 arcsec/y
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO12361
SAO12361

Visibility from Your Location

HR747 is circumpolar and transits at 01:15 UTC (altitude: 75.6°)