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HR973

Altitude: 45.9°   Azimuth: 69.8°   Direction: East-North-East

HR973 is a giant star in the constellation of Perseus.

HR973 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its reltive faintness, HR973 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR973 is 0.054 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.045 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR973 star
DSS2 image of HR973. The red arrow shows the motion of HR973 during the next 10000 years (9.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR973

6.16
Giant

HR973 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 45.9°
Azimuth: 69.8°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR973

HR973 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR973 are provided in the following table:

03h 16m 04s
+45° 20’ 44”
147.87°
-10.41°
Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR973 in the sky:

Finder chart HR973 star
Simplified finder chart for HR973.

Visibility of HR973 from your location

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

HR973 is circumpolar and transits at 15:25 UTC (altitude: 83.9°)

Distance of HR973 from the Sun and relative movement

HR973 is distant 918.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

281.69 pc
918.31 ly
-3 km/s
0.054 arcsec/year
-0.045 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR973

HR973 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-1.09
M2III
3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR973 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR973. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR973

SAO38685
SAO38685