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HR124

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 35.52°   Az: 47.29°   Direction: North-East

HR124 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR124 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR124 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 HR124 star
DSS2 image of HR124. The red arrow shows the motion of HR124 during the next 10000 years (-8.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 33m 04s
+52° 58’ 40”
17h 33m 15s
18h 06m 20s

J2000

00h 31m 41s
+52° 50’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

119.91°
-9.92°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR124.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.6
Giant

0.19
K2III
4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR124 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR124. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR124 is distant 393.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

120.63
393.24
-52 km/s
-0.053 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO21486
SAO21486

Visibility from Your Location

HR124 is circumpolar and transits at 14:45 UTC (altitude: 88.5°)