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HR96

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 41.68°   Az: 307.07°   Direction: North-West

HR96 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

HR96 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, HR96 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 HR96 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 26m 29s
+53° 11’ 15”
05h 36m 17s
06h 02m 47s

J2000

00h 25m 06s
+53° 02’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

118.92°
-9.62°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR96.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.74
Sub-giant

-0.31
B9IV
10941K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

162.07
528.36
10 km/s
0.023 arcsec/y
-0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO21381
SAO21381

Visibility from Your Location

HR96 is circumpolar and transits at 07:03 UTC (altitude: 88.3°)