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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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HR756

Altitude: 50.8°   Azimuth: 272.8°   Direction: West

HR756 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR756 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its reltive faintness, HR756 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 HR756 is 0.145 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.194 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR756 star
DSS2 image of HR756. The red arrow shows the motion of HR756 during the next 1000 years (2.42 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.23 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR756

5.9
Main-sequence

HR756 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 50.8°
Azimuth: 272.8°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR756

HR756 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR756 are provided in the following table:

02h 36m 57s
+38° 43’ 58”
144.53°
-19.67°
Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR756 in the sky:

Finder chart HR756 star
Simplified finder chart for HR756.

Visibility of HR756 from your location

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

HR756 is circumpolar and transits at 11:45 UTC (altitude: 77.3°)

Distance of HR756 from the Sun and relative movement

HR756 is distant 176.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

54.29 pc
176.98 ly
1 km/s
0.145 arcsec/year
-0.194 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR756

HR756 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.23
F5V
6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR756 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR756. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR756

SAO55705
SAO55705