HR8952

HR8952 is a supergiant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8952 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8952 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 HR8952:

Color of HR8952 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8952 5.84

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8952 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 49°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8952

HR8952 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8952 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 23h 34m 59s

Declination J2000 +71° 38’ 31”

Galactic Longitude 116.93°

Galactic Latitude 9.67°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8952 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8952.

Visibility of HR8952 from your location

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

HR8952 is circumpolar and transits at 11:40 UTC (altitude: 69.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8952

The image below is a photograph of HR8952 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 HR8952 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8952. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8952 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8952 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8952 is distant 2,859.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 877.19 pc

Distance (light year) 2,859.65 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8952

HR8952 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -3.88

Spectral Type G9I

Color Index (B-V) 1.8

Temperature of HR8952 3392K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8952 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8952. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8952

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221861

SAO Catalogue SAO10790

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116380

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+70 1327

FK5 Catalogue 3893

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