HR976

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:20 | Tran: 12:20 | Set: 22:19

Alt: 1.91° Az: 331.00° Direction: North-North-West

HR976 is a variable and double star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR976 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR976 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 HR976. The red arrow shows the motion of HR976 during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 17m 37s

Declination +34° 46’ 51”

Hour Angle 09h 35m 21s

Sidereal Time 12h 52m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 16m 01s

Declination +34° 41’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 153.87°

Galactic Latitude -19.35°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class

Absolute magnitude 2.12

Spectral Type A1

Color Index (B-V) 0.28

Temperature 7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR976 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR976. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR976 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR976 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.25

Secondary star magnitude 13.45

Magnitude difference 7.2

Separation 29.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR976 is distant 217.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 66.84

Distance (light year) 217.91

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20210

SAO Catalogue SAO56296

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15204

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 610

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V423 Per

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS2433

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR976 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.2° RISE 2:20

Max altitude: 73.3° TRANSIT 12:20

Azimuth: 304.8° SET 22:19

Set Location

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