HR784

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:10 | Tran: 2:24 | Set: 7:35

Alt: -20.25° Az: 280.69° Direction: West

HR784 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR784 visual magnitude is 5.78. Because of its faintness, HR784 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 HR784. The red arrow shows the motion of HR784 during the next 1000 years (-2.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.43 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 41m 24s

Declination -09° 20’ 51”

Hour Angle 07h 23m 33s

Sideral Time 10h 04m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 40m 12s

Declination -09° 27’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 183.54°

Galactic Latitude -58.84°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR784.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.78

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 4.11

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR784 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR784. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR784 is distant 70.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 21.54

Distance (light year) 70.23

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.151 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.086"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16673

SAO Catalogue SAO130047

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12444

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 525

Gliese Catalogue NN 3175

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR784 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.3° RISE 21:10

Max altitude: 29.2° TRANSIT 2:24

Azimuth: 260.7° SET 7:35

Set Location

Other stars in Cetus