HR942

HR942 is a giant star in the constellation of Cetus.

HR942 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its reltive faintness, HR942 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 HR942:

Color of HR942 ⬤

Magnitude of HR942 6.28

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR942 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 6°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR942

HR942 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR942 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 08m 38s

Declination J2000 +08° 28’ 14”

Galactic Longitude 170.83°

Galactic Latitude -41.3°

Constellation Cetus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR942 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR942.

Visibility of HR942 from your location

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

Today's HR942 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.5° RISE 4:49

Max altitude: 47.0° TRANSIT 11:30

Azimuth: 278.5° SET 18:10

RIGHT NOW HR942 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR942

The image below is a photograph of HR942 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 HR942 is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.069 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR942. The red arrow shows the motion of HR942 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR942 from the Sun and relative movement

HR942 is distant 467.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.47 pc

Distance (light year) 467.72 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 38 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.069 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR942

HR942 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.50

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature of HR942 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR942 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR942. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR942

Henry Draper Catalogue HD19525

SAO Catalogue SAO111002

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14607

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 478

In Evidence

Other stars in Cetus