HR876
HR876 is a giant star in the constellation of Perseus.
HR876 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its reltive faintness, HR876 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR876:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR876
HR876 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR876 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR876 in the sky:
Visibility of HR876 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR876 is circumpolar and transits at 03:04 UTC (altitude: 77.1°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR876
The image below is a photograph of HR876 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR876 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR876 from the Sun and relative movement
HR876 is distant 1,164.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR876
HR876 belongs to spectral class K3
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR876 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
