HR965

HR965 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR965 visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its reltive faintness, HR965 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 HR965:

Color of HR965 ⬤

Magnitude of HR965 5.61

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR965 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 46°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR965

HR965 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR965 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 32m 20s

Declination J2000 +84° 54’ 39”

Galactic Longitude 126.5°

Galactic Latitude 23.2°

Constellation Cepheus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR965 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR965.

Visibility of HR965 from your location

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

HR965 is circumpolar and transits at 15:36 UTC (altitude: 56.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR965

The image below is a photograph of HR965 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 HR965 is 0.063 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.136 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR965. The red arrow shows the motion of HR965 during the next 1000 years (1.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.27 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR965 from the Sun and relative movement

HR965 is distant 355.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 108.93 pc

Distance (light year) 355.12 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.063 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.136 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR965

HR965 belongs to spectral class G3 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.42

Spectral Type G3II

Color Index (B-V) 0.92

Temperature of HR965 4943K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR965 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR965. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR965

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20084

SAO Catalogue SAO550

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP16489

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+84 59

FK5 Catalogue 1636

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