HR920

HR920 is a giant star in the constellation of Perseus.

HR920 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR920 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 HR920:

Color of HR920 ⬤

Magnitude of HR920 6.11

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR920 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 27°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR920

HR920 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR920 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 05m 39s

Declination J2000 +56° 04’ 06”

Galactic Longitude 140.92°

Galactic Latitude -2.04°

Constellation Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR920 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR920.

Visibility of HR920 from your location

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

HR920 is circumpolar and transits at 10:19 UTC (altitude: 85.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR920

The image below is a photograph of HR920 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 HR920 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR920. The red arrow shows the motion of HR920 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR920 from the Sun and relative movement

HR920 is distant 246.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.53 pc

Distance (light year) 246.22 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.039 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR920

HR920 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.72

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature of HR920 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR920 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR920. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR920

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18991

SAO Catalogue SAO23793

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14392

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 738

In Evidence

Other stars in Perseus