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HR961

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 50.06°   Az: 19.18°   Direction: North-North-East

HR961 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR961 visual magnitude is 5.45. Because of its faintness, HR961 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 HR961 star
DSS2 image of HR961. The red arrow shows the motion of HR961 during the next 10000 years (9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 23m 36s
+77° 49’ 25”
18h 03m 17s
21h 26m 53s

J2000

03h 20m 19s
+77° 44’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

130.66°
17.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR961.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.45
Main-sequence

0.91
A6V
8241K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR961 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR961. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR961 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR961 double sysyem:

5.45
12.25
6.8
1.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR961 is distant 263.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

80.91
263.75
4 km/s
0.059 arcsec/y
-0.061"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO4875
SAO4875

Visibility from Your Location

HR961 is circumpolar and transits at 17:51 UTC (altitude: 63.7°)