HR8442

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 21.29° Az: 350.74° Direction: North

HR8442 is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Cepheus.

HR8442 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR8442 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 HR8442. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8442 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 08m 00s

Declination +58° 57’ 47”

Hour Angle 10h 52m 21s

Sidereal Time 09h 00m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 07m 09s

Declination +58° 50’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 103.04°

Galactic Latitude 2.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8442.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.14

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8442 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8442. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8442 is distant 560.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 171.82

Distance (light year) 560.14

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210220

SAO Catalogue SAO34072

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109190

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+58 2393

FK5 Catalogue 3770

Visibility from Your Location

HR8442 is circumpolar and transits at 16:56 UTC (altitude: 82.5°)

Set Location

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