HR942

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:21 | Tran: 10:02 | Set: 16:44

Alt: 9.55° Az: 271.79° Direction: South-West

HR942 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cetus.

HR942 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its faintness, HR942 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 10m 00s

Declination +08° 34’ 01”

Hour Angle 05h 41m 36s

Sidereal Time 08h 51m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 08m 38s

Declination +08° 28’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 170.83°

Galactic Latitude -41.3°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.50

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 467.72

Radial Speed 38 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.069"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD19525

SAO Catalogue SAO111002

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14607

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 478

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 81.4° RISE 3:21

Max altitude: 47.1° TRANSIT 10:02

Azimuth: 278.6° SET 16:44

Set Location

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