HR9043

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:19 | Tran: 9:01 | Set: 12:43

Alt: 8.21° Az: 212.51° Direction: South-South-West

HR9043 is a star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Aquarius.

HR9043 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR9043 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 HR9043. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9043 during the next 10000 years (7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 54m 39s

Declination -24° 05’ 16”

Hour Angle 02h 22m 33s

Sidereal Time 02h 17m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 53m 20s

Declination -24° 13’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 42.19°

Galactic Latitude -76.6°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.42

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.19

Temperature 8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9043 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR9043. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9043 is distant 299.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.91

Distance (light year) 299.63

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD223884

SAO Catalogue SAO192218

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117797

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-2417897

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR9043 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.1° RISE 5:19

Max altitude: 14.4° TRANSIT 9:01

Azimuth: 245.9° SET 12:43

Set Location

Other stars in Aquarius