HR920

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 18.28° Az: 8.29° Direction: North

HR920 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR920 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR920 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 07m 31s

Declination +56° 09’ 47”

Hour Angle 12h 56m 56s

Sideral Time 16h 04m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 05m 39s

Declination +56° 04’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 140.92°

Galactic Latitude -2.04°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR920.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.72

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 246.22

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18991

SAO Catalogue SAO23793

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14392

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 738

Visibility from Your Location

HR920 is circumpolar and transits at 02:02 UTC (altitude: 85.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Perseus