HR96

Altitude: 38.0° Azimuth: 49.7° Direction: North-East

HR96 is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR96 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its reltive faintness, HR96 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR96:

Color of HR96 ⬤

Magnitude of HR96 5.74

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR96 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 38.0°
Azimuth: 49.7°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR96

HR96 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR96 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 00h 25m 06s

Declination J2000 +53° 02’ 48”

Galactic Longitude 118.92°

Galactic Latitude -9.62°

Constellation Cassiopeia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR96 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR96.

Visibility of HR96 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR96 is circumpolar and transits at 07:19 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR96

The image below is a photograph of HR96 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR96 is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR96. The red arrow shows the motion of HR96 during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR96 from the Sun and relative movement

HR96 is distant 528.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 162.07 pc

Distance (light year) 528.36 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR96

HR96 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.31

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature of HR96 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR96 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR96. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR96

Henry Draper Catalogue HD2054

SAO Catalogue SAO21381

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1982

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+52 61

FK5 Catalogue 2022

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 159

In Evidence

Other stars in Cassiopeia