HR877

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:51 | Tran: 4:16 | Set: 10:37

Alt: 31.26° Az: 127.74° Direction: South-East

HR877 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR877 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR877 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 HR877. The red arrow shows the motion of HR877 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 58m 22s

Declination +04° 35’ 57”

Hour Angle 21h 09m 11s

Sideral Time 00h 07m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 57m 04s

Declination +04° 30’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 171.55°

Galactic Latitude -46.17°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR877.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.69

Temperature 3528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR877 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR877. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR877 is distant 556.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 170.65

Distance (light year) 556.31

Radial Speed 52 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18345

SAO Catalogue SAO110865

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13756

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 410

FK5 Catalogue 2206

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 990

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR877 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.4° RISE 21:51

Max altitude: 43.1° TRANSIT 4:16

Azimuth: 274.6° SET 10:37

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Cetus