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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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HR9020

Altitude: 38.1°   Azimuth: 319.7°   Direction: North-West

HR9020 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR9020 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR9020 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR9020 is 0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR9020 star
DSS2 image of HR9020. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9020 during the next 10000 years (6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR9020

6.33
Sub-giant

HR9020 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 38.1°
Azimuth: 319.7°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR9020

HR9020 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR9020 are provided in the following table:

23h 49m 12s
+58° 57’ 47”
114.97°
-2.94°
Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR9020 in the sky:

Finder chart HR9020 star
Simplified finder chart for HR9020.

Visibility of HR9020 from your location

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

HR9020 is circumpolar and transits at 08:58 UTC (altitude: 82.5°)

Distance of HR9020 from the Sun and relative movement

HR9020 is distant 249.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

76.63 pc
249.81 ly
30 km/s
0.038 arcsec/year
-0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR9020

HR9020 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

1.91
F2IV
6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9020 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR9020. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR9020

SAO35798
SAO35798