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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
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HR922

Altitude: 61.8°   Azimuth: 44.6°   Direction: North-East

HR922 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR922 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its reltive faintness, HR922 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR922 is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR922 star
DSS2 image of HR922. The red arrow shows the motion of HR922 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR922

5.89
Main-sequence

HR922 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 61.8°
Azimuth: 44.6°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR922

HR922 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR922 are provided in the following table:

03h 07m 18s
+64° 03’ 28”
137.14°
Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR922 in the sky:

Finder chart HR922 star
Simplified finder chart for HR922.

Visibility of HR922 from your location

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

HR922 is circumpolar and transits at 11:36 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)

Distance of HR922 from the Sun and relative movement

HR922 is distant 557.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

170.94 pc
557.26 ly
-2 km/s
-0.015 arcsec/year
0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR922

HR922 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.27
B9V
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR922 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR922. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR922

SAO12608
SAO12608