HR79
HR79 is a giant star in the constellation of Andromeda.
HR79 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its reltive faintness, HR79 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR79:
HR79 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: 46.0°
Azimuth: 92.5°
Direction: East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR79
HR79 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 HR79 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR79 in the sky:

Visibility of HR79 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR79 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR79
The image below is a photograph of HR79 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR79 is -0.026 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR79 from the Sun and relative movement
HR79 is distant 645.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR79
HR79 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR79 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
