HR795

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:49 | Tran: 9:38 | Set: 15:26

Alt: 30.25° Az: 236.64° Direction: West-South-West

HR795 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR795 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR795 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 HR795. The red arrow shows the motion of HR795 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 43m 05s

Declination -03° 06’ 20”

Hour Angle 03h 05m 05s

Sidereal Time 05h 48m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 41m 48s

Declination -03° 12’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 175.53°

Galactic Latitude -54.4°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.69

Spectral Type G9

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature 4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR795 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR795. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR795 is distant 726.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 222.72

Distance (light year) 726.06

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16824

SAO Catalogue SAO130061

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12584

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 421

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR795 rise, transit and set times from Lefkáda, Greece are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 93.1° RISE 3:49

Max altitude: 48.1° TRANSIT 9:38

Azimuth: 266.9° SET 15:26

Name:	Lefkáda, Greece
Latitude:	38° 49' 49.4" N
Longitude:	20° 42' 15.8" E
Timezone:	Europe/Athens

Set Location

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