HR903

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:24 | Tran: 2:55 | Set: 5:23

Alt: 5.99° Az: 175.66° Direction: South

HR903 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR903 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR903 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 HR903. The red arrow shows the motion of HR903 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 00m 39s

Declination -32° 24’ 35”

Hour Angle 23h 39m 33s

Sideral Time 02h 40m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 59m 38s

Declination -32° 30’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.73°

Galactic Latitude -61.79°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR903.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR903 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR903. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR903 is distant 412.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.58

Distance (light year) 412.66

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18735

SAO Catalogue SAO194023

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13947

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 1042

FK5 Catalogue 2211

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR903 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.4° RISE 0:24

Max altitude: 6.1° TRANSIT 2:55

Azimuth: 237.6° SET 5:23

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax