HR908

HR908 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cetus.

HR908 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its reltive faintness, HR908 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR908:

Color of HR908 ⬤

Magnitude of HR908 6.25

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR908 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR908

HR908 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR908 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 01m 52s

Declination J2000 +05° 20’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 172.01°

Galactic Latitude -44.75°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR908 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR908.

Visibility of HR908 from your location

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

Today's HR908 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.7° RISE 4:54

Max altitude: 43.9° TRANSIT 11:19

Azimuth: 275.3° SET 17:44

RIGHT NOW HR908 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR908

The image below is a photograph of HR908 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR908 is 0.036 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR908. The red arrow shows the motion of HR908 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR908 from the Sun and relative movement

HR908 is distant 492.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 59 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 151.06 pc

Distance (light year) 492.45 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -59 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR908

HR908 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature of HR908 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR908 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR908. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR908

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18832

SAO Catalogue SAO110915

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14104

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 485

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus