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HR876

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 5.46°   Az: 27.29°   Direction: South

HR876 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR876 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR876 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 59m 39s
+38° 42’ 56”
14h 23m 12s
17h 22m 52s

J2000

02h 58m 02s
+38° 36’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

148.45°
-17.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR876.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.04
Giant

-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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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
1,164.29
-41 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO56036
SAO56036

Visibility from Your Location

HR876 is circumpolar and transits at 08:56 UTC (altitude: 77.2°)