9 Equulei

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:24 | Tran: 4:04 | Set: 10:40

Alt: -4.22° Az: 72.43° Direction: South-West

9 Equulei is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Equuleus.

9 Equulei visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its faintness, 9 Equulei 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 9 Equulei. The red arrow shows the motion of 9 Equulei during the next 10000 years (6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 22m 20s

Declination +07° 27’ 49”

Hour Angle 16h 54m 03s

Sidereal Time 14h 16m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 21m 04s

Declination +07° 21’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 59.19°

Galactic Latitude -28.55°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.74

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 9 Equulei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 9 Equulei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

9 Equulei is distant 1,058.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 324.68

Distance (light year) 1,058.44

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 9 Equulei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD203291

SAO Catalogue SAO126719

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP105413

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 4802

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 9 Equulei rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.5° RISE 21:24

Max altitude: 46.0° TRANSIT 4:04

Azimuth: 277.5° SET 10:40

Set Location

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