HR8434
HR8434 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cepheus.
HR8434 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8434 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 HR8434:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8434
HR8434 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 HR8434 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8434 in the sky:
Visibility of HR8434 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR8434 is circumpolar and transits at 12:52 UTC (altitude: 85.1°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR8434
The image below is a photograph of HR8434 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 HR8434 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR8434 from the Sun and relative movement
HR8434 is distant 575.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR8434
HR8434 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8434 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
