HR8973

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:04 | Tran: 8:13 | Set: 19:17

Alt: -0.34° Az: 352.47° Direction: North

HR8973 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR8973 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its faintness, HR8973 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR8973. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8973 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 41m 18s

Declination +37° 47’ 36”

Hour Angle 11h 21m 50s

Sidereal Time 11h 03m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 40m 02s

Declination +37° 39’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 107.64°

Galactic Latitude -23.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8973.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.53

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.78

Spectral Type F2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8973 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8973. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8973 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 HR8973 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.53

Secondary star magnitude 10.93

Magnitude difference 4.4

Separation 14.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8973 is distant 291.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.29

Distance (light year) 291.07

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.084"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD222399

SAO Catalogue SAO73422

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116781

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 5098

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS16913

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8973 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.2° RISE 21:04

Max altitude: 76.3° TRANSIT 8:13

Azimuth: 307.8° SET 19:17

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda