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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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HR876

Altitude: 49.7°   Azimuth: 86.0°   Direction: East

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR876 star
DSS2 image of HR876. The red arrow shows the motion of HR876 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR876

6.04
Giant

HR876 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 49.7°
Azimuth: 86.0°
Direction: East

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:

02h 58m 02s
+38° 36’ 54”
148.45°
-17.9°
Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR876 in the sky:

Finder chart HR876 star
Simplified finder chart for HR876.

Visibility of HR876 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR876 is circumpolar and transits at 15:07 UTC (altitude: 77.1°)

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.

357.14 pc
1,164.29 ly
-41 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/year
-0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR876

HR876 belongs to spectral class K3

-1.72
K3
3934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR876 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR876. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR876

SAO56036
SAO56036