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:

Color of HR79 ⬤

Magnitude of HR79 5.79

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR79 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 5°.

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:

Right Ascension J2000 00h 20m 45s

Declination J2000 +32° 54’ 41”

Galactic Longitude 115.53°

Galactic Latitude -29.52°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR79 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR79.

Visibility of HR79 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
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 [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.1° RISE 3:15

Max altitude: 71.4° TRANSIT 12:50

Azimuth: 302.9° SET 22:24

RIGHT NOW HR79 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

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.

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);

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.

Distance (parsec) 198.02 pc

Distance (light year) 645.54 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR79

HR79 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.69

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature of HR79 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

Alternative designations of HR79

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1632

SAO Catalogue SAO53825

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1657

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 45

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