HR797

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:18 | Tran: 2:15 | Set: 9:08

Alt: -6.80° Az: 63.00° Direction: East-North-East

HR797 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Aries.

HR797 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR797 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 HR797. The red arrow shows the motion of HR797 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 43m 49s

Declination +10° 50’ 46”

Hour Angle 16h 17m 03s

Sidereal Time 19h 00m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 42m 28s

Declination +10° 44’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 162.07°

Galactic Latitude -43.53°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR797.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.72

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR797 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR797. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR797 is distant 425.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.55

Distance (light year) 425.59

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD16861

SAO Catalogue SAO93067

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP12647

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+10 360

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 899

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR797 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 79.2° RISE 19:18

Max altitude: 49.4° TRANSIT 2:15

Azimuth: 280.8° SET 9:08

Set Location

Other stars in Aries