HR113

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 23.59° Az: 13.94° Direction: North-North-East

HR113 is a multiple giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR113 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR113 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 HR113. The red arrow shows the motion of HR113 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 31m 43s

Declination +60° 06’ 50”

Hour Angle 13h 45m 11s

Sidereal Time 14h 16m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 30m 19s

Declination +59° 58’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 120.29°

Galactic Latitude -2.79°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR113.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.77

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR113 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR113. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR113 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR113 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.94

Secondary star magnitude 8.14

Magnitude difference 2.2

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR113 is distant 718.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 220.26

Distance (light year) 718.06

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD2626

SAO Catalogue SAO21457

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP2377

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 68

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS412

Visibility from Your Location

HR113 is circumpolar and transits at 22:59 UTC (altitude: 81.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cassiopeia