HR770

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:04 | Tran: 2:46 | Set: 9:23

Alt: -24.51° Az: 324.33° Direction: North-West

HR770 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR770 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR770 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 HR770. The red arrow shows the motion of HR770 during the next 10000 years (14.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 39m 19s

Declination +07° 48’ 04”

Hour Angle 09h 50m 29s

Sideral Time 12h 29m 49s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 38m 00s

Declination +07° 41’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 163.28°

Galactic Latitude -46.66°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR770.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.81

Spectral Type F6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR770 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR770. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR770 is distant 269.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.58

Distance (light year) 269.20

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.086 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16399

SAO Catalogue SAO110653

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12272

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 405

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR770 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.2° RISE 20:04

Max altitude: 46.3° TRANSIT 2:46

Azimuth: 277.8° SET 9:23

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus