HR946

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:35 | Tran: 11:11 | Set: 19:47

Alt: -2.86° Az: 322.40° Direction: North-West

HR946 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Aries.

HR946 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR946 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 HR946. The red arrow shows the motion of HR946 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 11m 57s

Declination +26° 59’ 29”

Hour Angle 09h 07m 25s

Sidereal Time 12h 19m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 10m 27s

Declination +26° 53’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 157.54°

Galactic Latitude -26.48°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.54

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.28

Temperature 4158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR946 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR946. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR946 is distant 405.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 124.53

Distance (light year) 405.98

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD19637

SAO Catalogue SAO75771

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14748

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 516

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR946 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.0° RISE 2:35

Max altitude: 65.5° TRANSIT 11:11

Azimuth: 297.0° SET 19:47

Set Location

Other stars in Aries