HR912

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:48 | Tran: 9:56 | Set: 15:03

Alt: 7.98° Az: 243.02° Direction: South-South-West

HR912 is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR912 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR912 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 HR912. The red arrow shows the motion of HR912 during the next 10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 03m 10s

Declination -09° 51’ 44”

Hour Angle 04h 14m 25s

Sidereal Time 07h 17m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 01m 56s

Declination -09° 57’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 190.03°

Galactic Latitude -54.8°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.14

Spectral Type G6

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR912 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR912. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR912 is distant 282.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 86.58

Distance (light year) 282.25

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.046 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18885

SAO Catalogue SAO148721

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14110

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 594

FK5 Catalogue 2216

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR912 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.9° RISE 4:48

Max altitude: 28.7° TRANSIT 9:56

Azimuth: 260.1° SET 15:03

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus