HR9021

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:46 | Tran: 8:22 | Set: 12:58

Alt: -15.01° Az: 263.48° Direction: West

HR9021 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR9021 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR9021 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 HR9021. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9021 during the next 10000 years (8.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 50m 50s

Declination -15° 43’ 11”

Hour Angle 06h 17m 58s

Sidereal Time 06h 08m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 49m 31s

Declination -15° 51’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 67.89°

Galactic Latitude -71.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.67

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9021 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR9021. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9021 is distant 424.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 64 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.21

Distance (light year) 424.48

Radial Speed -64 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.049 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223428

SAO Catalogue SAO165905

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117494

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 6373

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR9021 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.7° RISE 3:46

Max altitude: 22.8° TRANSIT 8:22

Azimuth: 254.3° SET 12:58

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius