HR964

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 19.24° Az: 352.55° Direction: North

HR964 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR964 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, HR964 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 HR964. The red arrow shows the motion of HR964 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 17m 45s

Declination +57° 13’ 59”

Hour Angle 11h 07m 41s

Sidereal Time 14h 25m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 15m 47s

Declination +57° 08’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 141.57°

Galactic Latitude -0.41°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.68

Spectral Type A0I

Color Index (B-V) 0.73

Temperature 5501K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR964 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR964. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR964 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 HR964 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.79

Secondary star magnitude 13.99

Magnitude difference 8.2

Separation 10.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR964 is distant 1,613.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 495.05

Distance (light year) 1,613.86

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20041

SAO Catalogue SAO23903

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15192

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+56 798

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2424

Visibility from Your Location

HR964 is circumpolar and transits at 11:24 UTC (altitude: 84.2°)

Set Location

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