HR8461

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:48 | Tran: 23:11 | Set: 6:38

Alt: -19.43° Az: 23.49° Direction: North-North-East

HR8461 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Pegasus.

HR8461 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR8461 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 HR8461. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8461 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 22h 13m 03s

Declination +16° 09’ 47”

Hour Angle 13h 32m 09s

Sideral Time 11h 45m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 22h 11m 51s

Declination +16° 02’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 76.29°

Galactic Latitude -32.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8461.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.21

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8461 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8461. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8461 is distant 182.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 55.93

Distance (light year) 182.33

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD210702

SAO Catalogue SAO107729

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP109577

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 4592

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8461 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.8° RISE 15:48

Max altitude: 54.7° TRANSIT 23:11

Azimuth: 286.2° SET 6:38

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Pegasus