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HR9053

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 85.60°   Az: 206.24°   Direction: South-South-West

HR9053 is a supergiant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR9053 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR9053 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.

Image of HR9053 star
DSS2 image of HR9053. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9053 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 56m 50s
+47° 29’ 44”
00h 11m 30s
00h 08m 20s

J2000

23h 55m 33s
+47° 21’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

113.21°
-14.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR9053.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6
Supergiant

-2.47
G8I
4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9053 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR9053. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9053 is distant 1,613.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

495.05
1,613.86
-17 km/s
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO53486
SAO53486

Visibility from Your Location

HR9053 is circumpolar and transits at 14:05 UTC (altitude: 86.0°)