HR991

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:16 | Tran: 10:13 | Set: 20:06

Alt: 45.89° Az: 270.26° Direction: South-West

HR991 is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Perseus.

HR991 visual magnitude is 4.82. Because of its moderate brightness, HR991 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR991. The red arrow shows the motion of HR991 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 20m 19s

Declination +34° 18’ 50”

Hour Angle 03h 49m 42s

Sidereal Time 07h 10m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 18m 43s

Declination +34° 13’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 154.63°

Galactic Latitude -19.43°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.82

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -3.46

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR991 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR991. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR991 is distant 1,475.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 452.49

Distance (light year) 1,475.11

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20468

SAO Catalogue SAO56340

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15416

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 619

FK5 Catalogue 2232

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR991 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 55.7° RISE 0:16

Max altitude: 72.8° TRANSIT 10:13

Azimuth: 304.3° SET 20:06

Set Location

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