HR974

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:38 | Tran: 2:38 | Set: 5:34

Alt: 3.07° Az: 210.19° Direction: South-South-West

HR974 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Fornax.

HR974 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR974 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 HR974. The red arrow shows the motion of HR974 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 14m 40s

Declination -29° 42’ 46”

Hour Angle 02h 21m 17s

Sidereal Time 05h 35m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 13m 37s

Declination -29° 48’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 226.36°

Galactic Latitude -58.76°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR974.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 0.45

Spectral Type K1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR974 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR974. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR974 is distant 452.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 138.70

Distance (light year) 452.15

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20176

SAO Catalogue SAO168397

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15024

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 1238

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1082

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR974 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.7° RISE 23:38

Max altitude: 8.8° TRANSIT 2:38

Azimuth: 240.3° SET 5:34

Set Location

Other stars in Fornax