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HR9059

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 17.39°   Az: 2.51°   Direction: North

HR9059 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR9059 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, HR9059 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 HR9059 star
DSS2 image of HR9059. The red arrow shows the motion of HR9059 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 58m 26s
+55° 50’ 49”
12h 17m 05s
12h 15m 31s

J2000

23h 57m 08s
+55° 42’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

115.29°
-6.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR9059.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.55
Main-sequence

1.43
F1V
6435K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR9059 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR9059. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR9059 is distant 217.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

66.80
217.77
13 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y
-0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO35917
SAO35917

Visibility from Your Location

HR9059 is circumpolar and transits at 08:21 UTC (altitude: 85.6°)