HR978

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:24 | Tran: 4:55 | Set: 14:22

Alt: -3.48° Az: 20.70° Direction: North-North-East

HR978 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR978 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR978 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 HR978. The red arrow shows the motion of HR978 during the next 1000 years (-0.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.80 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 18m 06s

Declination +32° 16’ 23”

Hour Angle 13h 38m 39s

Sideral Time 16h 56m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 16m 35s

Declination +32° 11’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 155.47°

Galactic Latitude -21.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR978.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.08

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR978 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR978. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR978 is distant 550.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.92

Distance (light year) 550.68

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.108"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20277

SAO Catalogue SAO56308

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15241

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 576

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR978 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.7° RISE 19:24

Max altitude: 70.8° TRANSIT 4:55

Azimuth: 302.3° SET 14:22

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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