HR8434

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:59 | Tran: 4:10 | Set: 14:25

Alt: -0.75° Az: 12.27° Direction: North-North-East

HR8434 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8434 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR8434 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.

DSS2 image of HR8434. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8434 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 07m 07s

Declination +56° 28’ 04”

Hour Angle 13h 30m 30s

Sidereal Time 11h 37m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 06m 13s

Declination +56° 20’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 101.47°

Galactic Latitude 0.52°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.15

Spectral Type A0III

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8434 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8434. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 176.68

Distance (light year) 575.97

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210071

SAO Catalogue SAO34055

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109124

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 2679

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8434 rise, transit and set times from Qushui, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 33.5° RISE 17:59

Max altitude: 64.2° TRANSIT 4:10

Azimuth: 326.5° SET 14:25

Name:	Qushui, China
Latitude:	30° 40' 59.5" N
Longitude:	108° 1' 15.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

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