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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:48
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HR949

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 52.08°   Az: 71.12°   Direction: East-North-East

HR949 is a multiple giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR949 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR949 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.

Image of HR949 star
DSS2 image of HR949. The red arrow shows the motion of HR949 during the next 10000 years (12.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 14m 12s
+47° 49’ 11”
20h 00m 00s
23h 14m 12s

J2000

03h 12m 26s
+47° 43’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

146.06°
-8.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR949.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.33
Giant

0.39
K5III
3902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR949 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR949. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR949 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR949 double sysyem:

6.33
10.23
3.9
202.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR949 is distant 501.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

153.85
501.54
-36 km/s
0.074 arcsec/y
-0.083"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO38638
SAO38638

Visibility from Your Location

HR949 is circumpolar and transits at 11:28 UTC (altitude: 86.3°)