HR775

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:39 | Tran: 8:51 | Set: 15:04

Alt: 38.72° Az: 135.14° Direction: South-East

HR775 is a double giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR775 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR775 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 HR775. The red arrow shows the motion of HR775 during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 39m 56s

Declination +03° 33’ 07”

Hour Angle 21h 46m 08s

Sidereal Time 00h 26m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 38m 36s

Declination +03° 26’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 167.32°

Galactic Latitude -49.96°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.57

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR775 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR775. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR775 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR775 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.21

Secondary star magnitude 9.41

Magnitude difference 3.2

Separation 0.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR775 is distant 437.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.05

Distance (light year) 437.00

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16467

SAO Catalogue SAO110655

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12318

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 406

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR775 rise, transit and set times from Lisanza, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 86.4° RISE 2:39

Max altitude: 47.8° TRANSIT 8:51

Azimuth: 273.6° SET 15:04

Name:	Lisanza, Italy
Latitude:	45° 44' 21.5" N
Longitude:	8° 35' 54.7" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

Set Location

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