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HR918

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 78.17°   Az: 56.21°   Direction: North-East

HR918 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR918 visual magnitude is 4.76. Because of its moderate brightness, HR918 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR918 star
DSS2 image of HR918. The red arrow shows the motion of HR918 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 07m 25s
+56° 48’ 01”
22h 47m 29s
01h 54m 54s

J2000

03h 05m 32s
+56° 42’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

140.59°
-1.5°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR918 star
Simplified finder chart for HR918.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.76
Giant

0.77
G9III
4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR918 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR918. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR918 is distant 204.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

62.70
204.39
-45 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
0.067"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO23791
SAO23791

Visibility from Your Location

HR918 is circumpolar and transits at 03:17 UTC (altitude: 84.7°)