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HR8436

Altitude: -7.9°   Azimuth: 312.5°   Direction: North-West

HR8436 is a variable star in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8436 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR8436 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR8436 is 0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.04 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR8436 star
DSS2 image of HR8436. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8436 during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR8436

6.35

HR8436 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -7.9°
Azimuth: 312.5°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR8436

HR8436 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR8436 are provided in the following table:

22h 07m 29s
+18° 00’ 02”
76.93°
-29.87°
Pegasus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR8436 in the sky:

Finder chart HR8436 star
Simplified finder chart for HR8436.

Visibility of HR8436 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR8436 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.0°
Max altitude: 56.5°
Azimuth: 288.0°

Distance of HR8436 from the Sun and relative movement

HR8436 is distant 944.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

289.86 pc
944.93 ly
-10 km/s
0.025 arcsec/year
-0.04 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR8436

HR8436 belongs to spectral class M1

-0.96
M1
3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8436 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR8436. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR8436

SAO107676
SAO107676