HR798

HR798 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Horologium.

HR798 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its reltive faintness, HR798 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 HR798:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR798

HR798 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR798 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR798 in the sky:

Visibility of HR798 from your location

HR798 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR798

The image below is a photograph of HR798 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 HR798 is 0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR798 from the Sun and relative movement

HR798 is distant 488.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR798

HR798 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR798 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR798