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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:12 
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Sunset: 20:41
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HR842

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 29.14°   Az: 49.99°   Direction: North-East

HR842 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR842 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR842 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 HR842 star
DSS2 image of HR842. The red arrow shows the motion of HR842 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 53m 24s
+46° 56’ 41”
17h 13m 59s
20h 07m 23s

J2000

02h 51m 41s
+46° 50’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

143.38°
-11.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR842.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.88
Giant

0.45
G8III
5023K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR842 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR842. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR842 is distant 397.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

121.80
397.08
-12 km/s
-0.025 arcsec/y
-0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO38397
SAO38397

Visibility from Your Location

HR842 is circumpolar and transits at 11:27 UTC (altitude: 85.5°)