HR9056

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 54.42° Az: 9.95° 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.

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

Right Ascension 23h 57m 42s

Declination +83° 19’ 59”

Hour Angle 20h 00m 05s

Sidereal Time 19h 57m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 56m 27s

Declination +83° 11’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 121.21°

Galactic Latitude 20.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR9056.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.59

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.77

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

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

Distance (parsec) 92.25

Distance (light year) 300.74

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD224309

SAO Catalogue SAO3994

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP118027

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+82 743

FK5 Catalogue 1650

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V Cep

Visibility from Your Location

HR9056 is circumpolar and transits at 05:11 UTC (altitude: 58.1°)

Set Location

Other stars in Cepheus