HR849

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 24.11° Az: 40.64° Direction: North-East

HR849 is a double supergiant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR849 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR849 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 HR849. The red arrow shows the motion of HR849 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 55m 05s

Declination +48° 40’ 18”

Hour Angle 16h 16m 46s

Sidereal Time 19h 11m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 53m 21s

Declination +48° 34’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 142.83°

Galactic Latitude -9.54°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.74

Spectral Type G5I

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR849 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR849. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR849 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR849 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.26

Secondary star magnitude 11.96

Magnitude difference 5.7

Separation 6.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR849 is distant 5,174.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,587.30

Distance (light year) 5,174.60

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD17818

SAO Catalogue SAO38418

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13462

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 723

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2192

Visibility from Your Location

HR849 is circumpolar and transits at 11:29 UTC (altitude: 87.2°)

Set Location

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