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HR9057

Altitude: 10.6°   Azimuth: 29.3°   Direction: North-North-East

HR9057 is a giant star in the constellation of Andromeda.

HR9057 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its reltive faintness, HR9057 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR9057 is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR9057 star
DSS2 image of HR9057. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9057 during the next 100000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR9057

5.97
Giant

HR9057 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 10.6°
Azimuth: 29.3°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR9057

HR9057 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR9057 are provided in the following table:

23h 57m 03s
+42° 39’ 29”
112.39°
-19.1°
Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR9057 in the sky:

Finder chart HR9057 star
Simplified finder chart for HR9057.

Visibility of HR9057 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR9057 is circumpolar and transits at 10:01 UTC (altitude: 81.2°)

Distance of HR9057 from the Sun and relative movement

HR9057 is distant 1,442.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

442.48 pc
1,442.48 ly
-7 km/s
0.008 arcsec/year
-0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR9057

HR9057 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-2.26
F8III
5636K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9057 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR9057. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR9057

SAO53511
SAO53511