HR9026

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

HR9026 visual magnitude is 6.42. Because of its reltive faintness, HR9026 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR9026:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR9026

HR9026 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR9026 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR9026 in the sky:

Visibility of HR9026 from your location

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

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR9026

The image below is a photograph of HR9026 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR9026 is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.024 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR9026 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of HR9026

HR9026 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

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

HR9026 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:

Alternative designations of HR9026