HR986

HR986 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Perseus.

HR986 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its reltive faintness, HR986 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR986:

Color of HR986 ⬤

Magnitude of HR986 5.96

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR986 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 14°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR986

HR986 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 HR986 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 17m 45s

Declination J2000 +39° 16’ 59”

Galactic Longitude 151.51°

Galactic Latitude -15.34°

Constellation Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR986 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR986.

Visibility of HR986 from your location

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

HR986 is circumpolar and transits at 10:31 UTC (altitude: 77.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR986

The image below is a photograph of HR986 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR986 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR986. The red arrow shows the motion of HR986 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR986 from the Sun and relative movement

HR986 is distant 607.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 186.22 pc

Distance (light year) 607.08 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR986

HR986 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.39

Spectral Type A2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature of HR986 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR986 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR986. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR986

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20346

SAO Catalogue SAO56322

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15334

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 690

FK5 Catalogue 2230

In Evidence

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