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HR1009

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 33.44°   Az: 24.55°   Direction: North-North-East

HR1009 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR1009 visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its faintness, HR1009 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.

Image of HR1009 star
DSS2 image of HR1009. The red arrow shows the motion of HR1009 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 26m 54s
+64° 40’ 27”
15h 36m 31s
19h 03m 26s

J2000

03h 24m 40s
+64° 35’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

138.46°
6.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR1009.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.23
Hypergiant

-2.69
M0II
3089K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR1009 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR1009. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR1009 is distant 1,249.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

383.14
1,249.04
-21 km/s
-0.005 arcsec/y
0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO12743
SAO12743

Visibility from Your Location

HR1009 is circumpolar and transits at 11:13 UTC (altitude: 76.8°)