HR8443

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 17.59° Az: 17.32° Direction: South

HR8443 is a supergiant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Lacerta.

HR8443 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR8443 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 HR8443. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8443 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 08m 22s

Declination +53° 25’ 56”

Hour Angle 13h 53m 46s

Sidereal Time 12h 02m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 07m 25s

Declination +53° 18’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 99.84°

Galactic Latitude -2.05°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR8443.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -23.86

Spectral Type A3I

Color Index (B-V) 0.43

Temperature 6724K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8443 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8443. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8443 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210221

SAO Catalogue SAO34076

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109205

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+52 3114

Visibility from Your Location

HR8443 is circumpolar and transits at 04:05 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lacerta