HR9009

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:05 | Tran: 1:06 | Set: 6:04

Alt: 3.80° Az: 114.32° Direction: East-South-East

HR9009 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR9009 visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, HR9009 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 HR9009. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9009 during the next 10000 years (-8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 48m 32s

Declination -11° 46’ 24”

Hour Angle 19h 27m 01s

Sideral Time 19h 15m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 47m 15s

Declination -11° 54’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 75.12°

Galactic Latitude -68.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR9009.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.73

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.60

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9009 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR9009. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9009 is distant 346.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 106.16

Distance (light year) 346.07

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.049 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.086"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223170

SAO Catalogue SAO165880

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117314

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 6559

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR9009 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.8° RISE 20:05

Max altitude: 26.7° TRANSIT 1:06

Azimuth: 258.2° SET 6:04

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Aquarius