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HR9017

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.05°   Az: 324.07°   Direction: North-West

HR9017 is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR9017 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR9017 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.

Image of HR9017 star
DSS2 image of HR9017. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9017 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 49m 53s
+65° 01’ 04”
06h 12m 09s
06h 02m 03s

J2000

23h 48m 38s
+64° 52’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

116.33°
2.81°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR9017.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.41
Hypergiant
HR9017 is also a SrSiCr chemically peculiar star.

-0.30
A0
9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9017 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR9017. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR9017 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR9017 double sysyem:

6.41
8.41
2
0.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9017 is distant 718.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

220.26
718.06
-3 km/s
0.013 arcsec/y
-0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO20866
SAO20866

Visibility from Your Location

HR9017 is circumpolar and transits at 06:26 UTC (altitude: 76.5°)