HR8971

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 46.07° Az: 339.38° Direction: North-North-West

HR8971 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8971 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR8971 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 40m 16s

Declination +75° 25’ 59”

Hour Angle 06h 54m 48s

Sidereal Time 06h 35m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 39m 10s

Declination +75° 17’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 118.3°

Galactic Latitude 13.08°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8971.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.42

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 262.90

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222386

SAO Catalogue SAO10814

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116714

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+74 1032

Visibility from Your Location

HR8971 is circumpolar and transits at 09:13 UTC (altitude: 66.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus