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HR950

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 71.30°   Az: 109.28°   Direction: East-South-East

HR950 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR950 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR950 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 HR950 star
DSS2 image of HR950. The red arrow shows the motion of HR950 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 13m 48s
+42° 28’ 04”
22h 23m 08s
01h 36m 56s

J2000

03h 12m 09s
+42° 22’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

148.87°
-13.3°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR950 star
Simplified finder chart for HR950.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.15
Main-sequence

-0.37
B4V
11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR950 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR950. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR950 is distant 657.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

201.61
657.26
6 km/s
0.028 arcsec/y
-0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO38635
SAO38635

Visibility from Your Location

HR950 is circumpolar and transits at 01:41 UTC (altitude: 81.0°)