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HR969

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 20.49°   Az: 30.33°   Direction: North-North-East

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.

Image of HR969 star
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

03h 17m 59s
+51° 01’ 39”
15h 15m 04s
18h 33m 03s

J2000

03h 16m 12s
+50° 56’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

144.89°
-5.66°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR969 star
Simplified finder chart for HR969.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.03
Supergiant

-2.01
G6I
4409K

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

HR 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.

255.75
833.76
2 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO23914
SAO23914

Visibility from Your Location

HR969 is circumpolar and transits at 03:35 UTC (altitude: 89.5°)