HR969

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 52.25° Az: 294.62° Direction: South

HR969 is a supergiant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR969 visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, HR969 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 HR969. The red arrow shows the motion of HR969 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 18m 02s

Declination +51° 01’ 49”

Hour Angle 04h 08m 57s

Sidereal Time 07h 26m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 16m 12s

Declination +50° 56’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 144.89°

Galactic Latitude -5.66°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.03

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.01

Spectral Type G6I

Color Index (B-V) 1.15

Temperature 4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR969 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR969. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR969 is distant 833.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 255.75

Distance (light year) 833.76

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20123

SAO Catalogue SAO23914

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15219

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+50 729

Visibility from Your Location

HR969 is circumpolar and transits at 09:10 UTC (altitude: 89.6°)

Set Location

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