HR957

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:25 | Tran: 3:03 | Set: 7:38

Alt: 22.37° Az: 186.50° Direction: South

HR957 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Eridanus.

HR957 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR957 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 HR957. The red arrow shows the motion of HR957 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 12m 25s

Declination -15° 55’ 58”

Hour Angle 00h 24m 59s

Sideral Time 03h 37m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 11m 16s

Declination -16° 01’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.29°

Galactic Latitude -55.78°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR957.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.17

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR957 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR957. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR957 is distant 538.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 165.29

Distance (light year) 538.84

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD19887

SAO Catalogue SAO148821

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP14814

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-16 587

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR957 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.9° RISE 22:25

Max altitude: 22.6° TRANSIT 3:03

Azimuth: 254.1° SET 7:38

Set Location

Other stars in Eridanus