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HR8223

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:34 | Tran: 11:35 | Set: 19:36
Alt: 51.59°   Az: 232.82°   Direction: South-West

HR8223 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8223 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR8223 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 HR8223 star
DSS2 image of HR8223. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8223 during the next 10000 years (7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 30m 08s
+22° 17’ 25”
02h 09m 22s
23h 39m 31s

J2000

21h 28m 59s
+22° 10’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

73.09°
-20.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8223.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.93
Giant

-0.40
M4III
3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8223 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8223. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR8223 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR8223 double sysyem:

5.93
8.63
2.7
41.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8223 is distant 602.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

184.84
602.59
-22 km/s
0.045 arcsec/y
0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO89737
SAO89737

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8223 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.7°
Max altitude: 60.8°
Azimuth: 292.3°