HR9049

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:30 | Tran: 14:05 | Set: 16:40

Alt: 6.14° Az: 189.67° Direction: South

HR9049 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR9049 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, HR9049 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 HR9049. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9049 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 56m 34s

Declination -31° 46’ 54”

Hour Angle 00h 45m 20s

Sidereal Time 00h 41m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 55m 16s

Declination -31° 55’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 8.14°

Galactic Latitude -76.89°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR9049.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.1

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.40

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9049 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR9049. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9049 is distant 1,031.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 316.46

Distance (light year) 1,031.65

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD224113

SAO Catalogue SAO214860

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP117931

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3217723

FK5 Catalogue 3921

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AL Scl

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR9049 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.8° RISE 11:30

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 14:05

Azimuth: 238.2° SET 16:40

Set Location

Other stars in Sculptor