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8 Lacertae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 15.66°   Az: 44.55°   Direction: North-East

8 Lacertae is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Lacerta.

8 Lacertae visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, 8 Lacertae 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.

Image of 8 Lacertae star
DSS2 image of 8 Lacertae. The red arrow shows the motion of 8 Lacertae during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 37m 00s
+39° 46’ 00”
16h 05m 58s
14h 42m 59s

J2000

22h 35m 52s
+39° 38’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

96.38°
-16.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 8 Lacertae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.73
Main-sequence

1.29
B2V
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Lacertae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 8 Lacertae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

8 Lacertae is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 8 Lacertae double sysyem:

5.73
6.43
0.7
22.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

8 Lacertae is distant 252.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

77.40
252.32
-10 km/s
0.005 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO72509
SAO72509

Visibility from Your Location

8 Lacertae is circumpolar and transits at 03:02 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)