HR9026

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:45 | Tran: 23:19 | Set: 2:57

Alt: -21.55° Az: 103.81° Direction: East-South-East

HR9026 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR9026 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its faintness, HR9026 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 HR9026. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9026 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 51m 06s

Declination -25° 11’ 36”

Hour Angle 17h 46m 01s

Sidereal Time 17h 37m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 49m 49s

Declination -25° 19’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 36.88°

Galactic Latitude -76.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR9026.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.42

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.00

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.12

Temperature 8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9026 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR9026. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR9026 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 HR9026 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.42

Secondary star magnitude 11.62

Magnitude difference 5.2

Separation 13.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9026 is distant 395.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.36

Distance (light year) 395.63

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223466

SAO Catalogue SAO192180

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117510

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2616796

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS17029

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR9026 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.2° RISE 19:45

Max altitude: 13.3° TRANSIT 23:19

Azimuth: 244.8° SET 2:57

Set Location

Other stars in Sculptor