HR791

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 30.90° Az: 10.81° Direction: North

HR791 is a giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR791 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR791 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 HR791. The red arrow shows the motion of HR791 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 46m 59s

Declination +67° 55’ 41”

Hour Angle 13h 41m 25s

Sideral Time 16h 28m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 44m 49s

Declination +67° 49’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 133.34°

Galactic Latitude 7.27°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR791.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.47

Spectral Type A5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR791 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR791. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR791 is distant 406.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 124.69

Distance (light year) 406.48

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16769

SAO Catalogue SAO12421

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12821

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+67 224

FK5 Catalogue 92

Visibility from Your Location

HR791 is circumpolar and transits at 01:30 UTC (altitude: 73.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia