HR79

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:52 | Tran: 1:32 | Set: 11:08

Alt: 15.87° Az: 303.59° Direction: West-North-West

HR79 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR79 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, HR79 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 HR79. The red arrow shows the motion of HR79 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 22m 03s

Declination +33° 02’ 54”

Hour Angle 07h 08m 17s

Sideral Time 07h 30m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 20m 45s

Declination +32° 54’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 115.53°

Galactic Latitude -29.52°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR79.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.69

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR79 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR79. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 198.02

Distance (light year) 645.54

Radial Speed -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1632

SAO Catalogue SAO53825

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1657

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 45

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR79 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.0° RISE 15:52

Max altitude: 71.6° TRANSIT 1:32

Azimuth: 303.0° SET 11:08

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Andromeda