HR9047

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:55 | Tran: 8:55 | Set: 14:54

Alt: 31.42° Az: 139.39° Direction: South-East

HR9047 is a variable giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Pisces.

HR9047 visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, HR9047 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 HR9047. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9047 during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 56m 04s

Declination +00° 15’ 01”

Hour Angle 21h 45m 02s

Sidereal Time 21h 41m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 54m 46s

Declination +00° 06’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 94.06°

Galactic Latitude -59.55°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.86

Spectral Type M5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9047 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR9047. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9047 is distant 643.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 197.24

Distance (light year) 643.00

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.04 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD224062

SAO Catalogue SAO146973

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117887

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 4585

FK5 Catalogue 3920

General Catalogue of Variable Stars XZ Psc

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR9047 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.7° RISE 2:55

Max altitude: 38.8° TRANSIT 8:55

Azimuth: 270.3° SET 14:54

Set Location

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