HR8971

HR8971 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8971 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8971 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 HR8971:

Color of HR8971 ⬤

Magnitude of HR8971 5.95

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR8971 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 45°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8971

HR8971 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 HR8971 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 23h 39m 10s

Declination J2000 +75° 17’ 34”

Galactic Longitude 118.3°

Galactic Latitude 13.08°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8971 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR8971.

Visibility of HR8971 from your location

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

HR8971 is circumpolar and transits at 11:16 UTC (altitude: 66.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8971

The image below is a photograph of HR8971 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 HR8971 is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR8971. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8971 during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR8971 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8971 is distant 262.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 80.65 pc

Distance (light year) 262.90 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8971

HR8971 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.42

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature of HR8971 8748K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8971 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8971. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8971

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222386

SAO Catalogue SAO10814

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116714

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+74 1032

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