HR908

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:30 | Tran: 9:56 | Set: 16:21

Alt: 6.82° Az: 270.16° Direction: South-West

HR908 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR908 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR908 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.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 03m 12s

Declination +05° 26’ 07”

Hour Angle 05h 43m 27s

Sidereal Time 08h 46m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 01m 52s

Declination +05° 20’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 172.01°

Galactic Latitude -44.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 492.45

Radial Speed -59 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18832

SAO Catalogue SAO110915

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14104

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 485

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 84.6° RISE 3:30

Max altitude: 44.0° TRANSIT 9:56

Azimuth: 275.4° SET 16:21

Set Location

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