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HR755

Altitude: -68.6°   Azimuth: 102.6°   Direction: East-South-East

HR755 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Horologium.

HR755 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR755 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR755 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR755 star
DSS2 image of HR755. The red arrow shows the motion of HR755 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR755

6.24
Main-sequence

HR755 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -68.6°
Azimuth: 102.6°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR755

HR755 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR755 are provided in the following table:

02h 33m 54s
-51° 05’ 36”
270.92°
-59.19°
Horologium

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR755 in the sky:

Finder chart HR755 star
Simplified finder chart for HR755.

Visibility of HR755 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR755 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR755 from the Sun and relative movement

HR755 is distant 174.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

53.42 pc
174.15 ly
-8 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/year
-0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR755

HR755 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.60
F6V
6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR755 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR755. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR755

SAO232818
SAO232818