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HR891

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 17.51°   Az: 20.20°   Direction: North-North-East

HR891 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR891 visual magnitude is 6.74. Because of its faintness, HR891 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR891 star
DSS2 image of HR891. The red arrow shows the motion of HR891 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 02m 42s
+52° 27’ 04”
14h 10m 47s
17h 13m 30s

J2000

03h 00m 53s
+52° 21’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

142.11°
-5.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR891.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.74
Main-sequence

0.16
B9V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR891 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR891. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR891 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 HR891 double sysyem:

6.74
8.14
1.4
11.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR891 is distant 676.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

207.47
676.35
-2 km/s
0.014 arcsec/y
-0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO23765
SAO23765

Visibility from Your Location

HR891 is circumpolar and transits at 11:13 UTC (altitude: 89.0°)