HR761

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:56 | Tran: 9:35 | Set: 19:11

Alt: 1.33° Az: 327.73° Direction: South-West

HR761 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Triangulum.

HR761 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR761 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 HR761. The red arrow shows the motion of HR761 during the next 10000 years (10.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 38m 38s

Declination +33° 00’ 05”

Hour Angle 09h 21m 52s

Sidereal Time 12h 00m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 37m 06s

Declination +32° 53’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 147.26°

Galactic Latitude -24.94°

Finder Chart

Loading map...

Finder chart for HR761.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.54

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR761 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR761. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR761 is distant 180.01 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 55.22

Distance (light year) 180.01

Proper Motion RA 0.065 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16220

SAO Catalogue SAO55711

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12200

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 473

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR761 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.0° RISE 23:56

Max altitude: 71.5° TRANSIT 9:35

Azimuth: 303.0° SET 19:11

Set Location

Other stars in Triangulum