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HR846

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 22.62°   Az: 330.18°   Direction: North-North-West

HR846 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR846 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR846 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 HR846 star
DSS2 image of HR846. The red arrow shows the motion of HR846 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 54m 38s
+53° 05’ 51”
08h 40m 32s
11h 35m 10s

J2000

02h 52m 51s
+52° 59’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

140.73°
-5.63°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR846 star
Simplified finder chart for HR846.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.36
Giant

-1.09
B8III
9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR846 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR846. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR846 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR846 double sysyem:

6.36
6.56
0.2
1.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR846 is distant 1,009.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

309.60
1,009.29
1 km/s
0.002 arcsec/y
-0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO23674
SAO23674

Visibility from Your Location

HR846 is circumpolar and transits at 03:32 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)