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HR9056

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 47.06°   Az: 7.67°   Direction: North

HR9056 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR9056 visual magnitude is 6.59. Because of its faintness, HR9056 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR9056 star
DSS2 image of HR9056. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9056 during the next 10000 years (7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 57m 40s
+83° 19’ 42”
15h 26m 07s
15h 23m 47s

J2000

23h 56m 27s
+83° 11’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

121.21°
20.5°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR9056 star
Simplified finder chart for HR9056.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.59
Main-sequence

1.77
A3V
9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9056 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR9056. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9056 is distant 300.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

92.25
300.74
-13 km/s
0.047 arcsec/y
0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO3994
SAO3994

Visibility from Your Location

HR9056 is circumpolar and transits at 00:47 UTC (altitude: 58.2°)