HR796

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:31 | Tran: 11:13 | Set: 15:56

Alt: -13.49° Az: 263.65° Direction: West

HR796 is a giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR796 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR796 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 HR796. The red arrow shows the motion of HR796 during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 42m 46s

Declination -14° 26’ 31”

Hour Angle 06h 14m 28s

Sidereal Time 08h 57m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 41m 34s

Declination -14° 32’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 192.38°

Galactic Latitude -61.45°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.52

Spectral Type F5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.43

Temperature 6724K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR796 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR796. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR796 is distant 160.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 49.29

Distance (light year) 160.67

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16825

SAO Catalogue SAO148550

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12562

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 478

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR796 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.4° RISE 6:31

Max altitude: 24.1° TRANSIT 11:13

Azimuth: 255.6° SET 15:56

Set Location

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